Shloka 77
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
प्राणानादत्त योधानां पिता देवव्रतस्तव
prāṇān ādatta yodhānāṁ pitā devavratas tava
Sañjaya dit : Ton père Devavrata (Bhīṣma) a ôté la vie aux guerriers, les fauchant au combat. Le vers souligne le poids éthique, terrible, de la guerre : même un aïeul vénéré, lié par le devoir envers son camp, devient l’instrument d’une mort répandue.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of warfare: even a venerable figure like Bhīṣma, famed for vows and righteousness, can become a cause of mass death when bound to a battlefield role. It invites reflection on duty (dharma) versus the human cost of fulfilling it.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Devavrata (Bhīṣma), the great elder on the Kaurava side, is killing many warriors in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.