Shloka 293
भीष्मस्य समरे राजन् यशो मानं च वर्धयन् । राजन! चित्रसेनने कुपित हो झुकी हुई गाँठवाले तीस बाणोंसे रणक्षेत्रमें सुशर्माको गहरी चोट पहुँचायी। महाराज! उसने समरमें भीष्मके यश और सम्मान दोनोंको बढ़ाया
sañjaya uvāca | bhīṣmasya samare rājan yaśo mānaṃ ca vardhayan | rājan citrasenena kupito jhūkī-huī gāṇṭhavāle tīsa bāṇoṃse raṇakṣetreṃ suśarmāko gaharī coṭa pahuṃcāyī | mahārāja sa samare bhīṣmasya yaśaḥ-sammāna ubhayaṃ vardhayām āsa |
Sanjaya said: “O King, in the battle he enhanced Bhishma’s fame and honor. Enraged over Chitrasena, he struck Susharma on the battlefield with thirty arrows—shafts bent at the knots—inflicting a deep wound. Thus, O great king, in that combat he increased both Bhishma’s renown and his esteem.”
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the kshatriya ideal that personal prowess in battle can uphold a commander’s reputation: disciplined martial action, when aligned with one’s duty and side’s leadership, becomes a means of sustaining honor and public esteem.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that a warrior, angered at Chitrasena, shot Susharma on the battlefield with thirty arrows, grievously wounding him; this feat is said to have increased Bhishma’s fame and honor in the ongoing war.