Shloka 19
भीष्मस्य मण्डलव्यूहः — Bhīṣma’s Maṇḍala Battle-Formation and the Opening Engagements
सो<पराह्ने महाराज संग्रामस्तुमुलो5भवत् । एकस्य च बहूनां च समेतानां रणाजिरे,महाराज! अपराह्नकालमें उस समरांगणमें एकत्र हुए बहुत-से वीरोंके साथ एक वीरका भयंकर युद्ध प्रारम्भ हुआ
so ’parāhṇe mahārāja saṅgrāmas tumulo ’bhavat | ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca sametānāṃ raṇājire ||
Sañjaya dit : «Ô roi, vers la fin du jour, la bataille devint d’une violence extrême. Là, sur le champ de guerre, s’engagea un combat terrible : un seul guerrier luttant contre la multitude rassemblée.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensification of war and the stark moral tension of kṣatriya life: courage and duty are displayed amid collective violence, reminding the listener that battlefield glory is inseparable from grave human cost.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that by afternoon the fighting became extremely fierce, with a dramatic encounter unfolding in which a single warrior engages many assembled opponents on the battlefield.