Shloka 89
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
संजय उवाच ते तु ज्ञात्वा ततः पार्था जग्मु: स्वशिबिरं प्रति । अभिवाद्य महात्मानं भीष्म॑ कुरुपितामहम्
sañjaya uvāca te tu jñātvā tataḥ pārthā jagmuḥ svaśibiraṃ prati | abhivādya mahātmānaṃ bhīṣmaṃ kurupitāmaham ||
Sañjaya sprach: Als sie dies verstanden hatten, kehrten die Fürsten der Pāṇḍavas in ihr Lager zurück. Nachdem sie dem großherzigen Bhīṣma, dem Pitāmaha der Kurus, ehrerbietig gehuldigt hatten, zogen sie sich zurück—dem Kriegerkodex der Verehrung selbst inmitten der Feindschaft treu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a righteous war, dharma requires restraint and respect: the Pāṇḍavas honor Bhīṣma as an elder and revered grandsire, showing that ethical conduct and reverence are not abandoned amid conflict.
After grasping what has been conveyed in the preceding context, the Pāṇḍavas depart and return to their own encampment, first offering salutations to Bhīṣma, the Kuru grandsire.