Shloka 29
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
न हि मोघ: शर: कश्चिदासीद् भीष्मस्य संयुगे
na hi moghaḥ śaraḥ kaścid āsīd bhīṣmasya saṁyuge
संजय बोले: उस संग्राम में भीष्म का कोई भी बाण व्यर्थ न गया; प्रत्येक प्रहार लक्ष्यभेदक था—उनकी अद्वितीय युद्ध-निष्ठा और युद्ध-फल की कठोर अनिवार्यता का साक्ष्य।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of skill in war: Bhīṣma’s unfailing arrows symbolize disciplined, purposeful action—when power is exercised with precision, its results are unavoidable, intensifying the responsibility borne by a warrior.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra on the battlefield events, emphasizing that Bhīṣma’s archery in the Kurukṣetra war was so effective that none of his arrows went in vain.