Mahabharata 6.66.32 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 66, Shloka 32
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
न तत्र कश्रिन्नविषण्ण आसी- दृते राजन् सोमदत्तस्य पुत्रात् । स वै समादाय थधनुर्महात्मा भूरिश्रवा भारत सौमदत्ति:
na tatra kaścidnaviṣaṇṇa āsīd ṛte rājan somadattasya putrāt | sa vai samādāya tad dhanum mahātmā bhūriśravā bhārata saumadattiḥ ||
સંજય બોલ્યો—રાજન! સોમદત્તના પુત્રને છોડીને ત્યાં એવો કોઈ યોદ્ધો ન હતો જે વિષાદગ્રસ્ત ન થયો હોય. ભારત! મહાત્મા સૌમદત્તિ ભૂરિશ્રવાએ ધનુષ ઉઠાવી દૃઢ નિશ્ચયથી આગળ વધ્યો.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid collective fear and discouragement, dharma for a kshatriya emphasizes steadiness and resolve. Bhūriśravā’s refusal to succumb to despair illustrates moral firmness—acting from duty and courage when others falter.
Sanjaya reports that the battlefield mood has turned bleak: nearly all warriors are dejected. Only Bhūriśravā, Somadatta’s son, remains undismayed; he takes up his bow and advances to engage, reacting to the sight of allied chariot-warriors being driven into retreat.
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