Shloka 62
भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः
Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal
नाशयामास सेनां तां भीष्मस्तेषां महात्मनाम् | पज्चालानां च सैन्यानि शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्
sañjaya uvāca | nāśayāmāsa senāṃ tāṃ bhīṣmas teṣāṃ mahātmanām | pāñcālānāṃ ca sainyāni śarair ninye yamakṣayam ||
Sañjaya said: Bhīṣma shattered that army of those great-souled warriors; and with his arrows he drove the forces of the Pāñcālas to Yama’s abode.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tragic ethical tension of dharma-yuddha: even ‘mahātman’ warriors can be destroyed when duty, allegiance, and righteousness collide in war, reminding the listener that victory is inseparable from grave human cost.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, fighting for the Kauravas, devastates the opposing forces—specifically the Pāñcāla troops—sending many to death through his arrow-barrage.