Shloka 476
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
गाड़ेयशरनुन्नानि प्रापतन्त महीतले । इसी प्रकार अर्जुनके छोड़े हुए बाणसमूह गंगानन्दन भीष्मके बाणोंसे छिन्न-भिन्न हो पृथ्वीपर सब ओर पड़े हुए थे
gāḍeyaśaranunnāni prāpatanta mahītale |
એ જ રીતે અર્જુને છોડેલા બાણોના સમૂહ ગંગાનંદન ભીષ્મના બાણોથી છિન્ન-ભિન્ન થઈ પૃથ્વી પર સર્વ દિશામાં પડી રહ્યા।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma in practice: even the greatest heroes meet resistance, and excellence in duty (here, martial mastery) manifests as steadfast performance amid conflict, without personal malice—war as a grim arena of obligation and skill.
Sañjaya describes Bhīṣma’s counterattack: the arrows shot by Arjuna are cut apart by Bhīṣma’s shafts and fall scattered across the ground, highlighting Bhīṣma’s dominance in that exchange.