Shloka 82
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
अजानन्नर्जुनश्वापि निहतं पुत्रमौरसम् । जघान समरे शूरान् राज्ञस्तान् भीष्मरक्षिण:
sañjaya uvāca |
ajānann arjunaś cāpi nihataṃ putram aurasam |
jaghāna samare śūrān rājñas tān bhīṣma-rakṣiṇaḥ ||
নিজ ঔরস পুত্র ইরাবান নিহত হয়েছে—এ কথা না জেনেই অর্জুন রণক্ষেত্রে ভীষ্মকে রক্ষা করা সেই বীর রাজাদের একে একে নিধন করছিলেন।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and emotional complexity of dharma in war: a warrior may be steadfast in duty and yet remain ignorant of devastating personal losses, revealing how conflict obscures knowledge and multiplies suffering.
Sanjaya reports that Arjuna, not yet knowing that his own son Iravan had been killed, continued fighting and slaying the heroic kings who were positioned as protectors of Bhishma on the battlefield.