Shloka 15
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
तैः सम्प्रयुक्तै: स महारथाग्र्यै- गज्भासुत: समरे चित्रयोधी । न विव्यथे शान्तनवो महात्मा समागतै: पाण्डुसुतै: समस्तै:
taiḥ samprayuktaiḥ sa mahārathāgryaiḥ gaṅgābhāsutaḥ samare citrayodhī | na vivyathe śāntanavo mahātmā samāgataiḥ pāṇḍusutaiḥ samastaiḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Bien que les plus éminents des grands guerriers en chars—les fils de Pāṇḍu—se fussent rassemblés et l’eussent engagé, le magnanime Bhīṣma, fils de Śāntanu et né du Gaṅgā, combattant prodigieux dans la mêlée, ne chancela point et ne ressentit aucune détresse. Le vers célèbre la constance et la résolution disciplinée face à une opposition écrasante : le calme du guerrier enraciné dans le devoir plutôt que dans la peur.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes unwavering steadiness in the face of collective opposition. Bhīṣma’s lack of agitation illustrates the ideal of disciplined courage—acting from duty and trained resolve rather than being shaken by numbers or threat.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield moment when all the Pāṇḍavas, foremost among great warriors, converge and engage Bhīṣma. Despite their united assault, Bhīṣma—Śāntanu’s son, born of the Gaṅgā—remains untroubled and continues fighting with remarkable skill.