Shloka 15
रथान् मे बहुसाहस्रान् दिव्यैरस्त्रमहाबल: । घातयत्यनिशं भीष्म: प्रवराणां प्रहारिणाम्,“महाबली भीष्म अपने दिव्य अस्त्रोंद्वारा मेरे पक्षके श्रेष्ठ एवं प्रहारकुृशल कई सहस्र रथियोंका निरन्तर संहार कर रहे हैं
rathān me bahusāhasrān divyair astramahābalaḥ | ghātayaty aniśaṃ bhīṣmaḥ pravarāṇāṃ prahāriṇām ||
Sañjaya sprach: Der übermächtige Bhishma, von gewaltiger Kraft und mit himmlischen Waffen bewaffnet, mäht unablässig viele Tausende unserer Wagenkrieger nieder—die Vornehmsten unter den Kämpfern und kundig im Schlag.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the devastating momentum of warfare: martial excellence and even the 'foremost' fighters can be annihilated when a great warrior employs divine weapons relentlessly. It invites reflection on the ethical burden of power—strength and skill, once set in motion in battle, produce irreversible loss.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhishma, empowered by celestial weapons and immense prowess, is continuously slaughtering thousands of chariot-warriors from Sanjaya’s (i.e., the Kaurava) side, including elite and highly skilled combatants.