Shloka 9
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
एतच्छुत्वा तु वचन राज्ञो भरतसत्तम | दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्य भीष्म: शान्तनवोडब्रवीत्
etac chrutvā tu vacanaṁ rājño bharatasattama | duryodhanam idaṁ vākyaṁ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo ’bravīt, kathayāmāsa durdharṣo viniḥśvasya punaḥ punaḥ |
Sañjaya sprach: „O Bester der Bhāratas, als er die Worte des Königs vernommen hatte, wandte sich Bhīṣma, der Sohn Śāntanus, mit einer Antwort an Duryodhana. Duryodhana, schwer zu bezwingen, stieß immer wieder tiefe Seufzer aus, während er die Begebenheit erneut und erneut schilderte—unfähig, die Schmach seines Rückschlags in jener großen Schlacht zu ertragen. Da sprach Bhīṣma zu ihm auf diese Weise.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how wounded pride and inability to bear defeat can agitate even a powerful warrior, and how such agitation naturally leads one to seek counsel from an elder. Ethically, it points to the need for steadiness (self-control) and wise guidance in moments of humiliation and crisis.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, repeatedly sighing, narrates his distress and setback in the great battle. After hearing him, Bhīṣma—Śāntanu’s son—begins to respond, setting up Bhīṣma’s counsel to Duryodhana.