Shloka 50
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
समाभाष्यैवमपरं प्रगृह्म रुचिरं धनु: । मुमोच समरे भीष्म: शरान् पार्थरथं प्रति
samābhāṣyaivam aparaṁ pragṛhya ruciraṁ dhanuḥ | mumoca samare bhīṣmaḥ śarān pārtharathaṁ prati |
Sañjaya dijo: Tras hablarle así una vez más, Bhīṣma tomó otro arco espléndido y, en medio del combate, descargó una andanada de flechas hacia el carro de Pārtha (Arjuna). La escena afirma el código del guerrero: aun alabando el valor, un kṣatriya no se aparta de su deber en la batalla.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior may acknowledge an opponent’s excellence, yet must continue to act according to duty in battle—praise and combat coexist without contradiction.
After speaking words of approval, Bhīṣma takes up another fine bow and resumes the fight, sending arrows toward Arjuna’s chariot, as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.