Mahabharata 6.121.36 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 121, Shloka 36
बलात् संस्तम्भयस्वैनं यत्रैषा भिद्यते चमू: । न हि भीष्मशरानन्य: सोढुमुत्सहते विभो
balāt saṁstambhayasvainaṁ yatraiṣā bhidyate camūḥ | na hi bhīṣmaśarān anyaḥ soḍhum utsahate vibho ||
Dijo Sañjaya: «Ve al mismo punto donde este ejército está siendo hecho pedazos y, por pura fuerza, sujétalo de modo que no pueda avanzar ni retroceder. Oh poderoso, fuera de ti no hay nadie capaz de soportar el golpe de las flechas de Bhīṣma».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the ethics of epic warfare, overwhelming force must be met with disciplined strategy and personal steadiness: when a single warrior’s prowess devastates the ranks, the response is to contain him decisively, and the capacity to endure suffering becomes a key measure of leadership and martial responsibility.
Sanjaya reports urgent battlefield counsel: at the spot where the army is being broken by the onslaught, the addressed hero is told to rush there and forcibly immobilize the attacker; Sanjaya adds that only this person has the strength to withstand Bhishma’s deadly volleys.
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