Shloka 156
भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King
स्थितं रणाय महते भीष्मेण युधि पालितम् । महाराज! इस प्रकार महारथियोंके द्वारा व्यूहबद्ध होकर आपकी सेना महायुद्धके लिये खड़ी थी और भीष्म युद्धस्थलमें उसकी रक्षा करते थे
sthitaṁ raṇāya mahate bhīṣmeṇa yudhi pālitam | mahārāja! evaṁ mahārathibhir vyūhabaddhā bhavatī senā mahāyuddhāya sthitā, bhīṣmaś ca yuddhasthale tasyā rakṣāṁ karoti sma |
મહારાજ! આ રીતે મહારથીઓ દ્વારા વ્યૂહબદ્ધ થયેલી તમારી સેના મહાયુદ્ધ માટે ઊભી હતી અને રણભૂમિમાં ભીષ્મ તેનું રક્ષણ અને આધાર કરતા હતા.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of guardianship and command responsibility in war: an army’s strength is not only numbers but disciplined formation and a protector-leader who upholds order and morale, here embodied by Bhīṣma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava forces have been arranged into a battle-formation by elite warriors and are standing prepared for the great conflict, with Bhīṣma actively guarding and sustaining the army on the battlefield.