Shloka 193
भीष्ममेवाभिदुद्राव सर्वसैन्यस्थ पश्यत: । राजन्! विजयी अर्जुनने समरभूमिमें दुःशासनको जीतकर समस्त सेनाओंके देखते- देखते भीष्मपर ही आक्रमण किया
bhīṣmam evābhidudrāva sarvasainyastha paśyataḥ | rājan vijayī arjunaḥ samara-bhūmau duḥśāsanaṃ jitvā samastasenānāṃ paśyatāṃ paśyatāṃ bhīṣme eva ākramaṇaṃ cakāra |
Sañjaya said: O King, while the entire army looked on, the victorious Arjuna—having overcome Duḥśāsana on the battlefield—then charged straight at Bhīṣma himself. The moment underscores Arjuna’s resolve to confront the foremost elder-warrior, even under the gaze of all forces, where personal prowess and the demands of war press against the weight of duty and reverence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between personal reverence and public duty: even the most venerable figure (Bhīṣma) may become an opponent when the demands of kṣatriya-dharma and the necessities of war require decisive action, carried out openly and responsibly before the community of warriors.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, after defeating Duḥśāsana, immediately turns and charges directly at Bhīṣma, doing so in full view of all the assembled forces—an emphatic depiction of Arjuna’s momentum and intent to engage the foremost commander.