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 ||
संजय बोले—राजन्! वहाँ सोमदत्त के पुत्र के सिवा कोई भी योद्धा ऐसा न था जो विषाद से ग्रस्त न हुआ हो। भारत! महामना सौमदत्ति भूरिश्रवा धनुष उठाकर दृढ़ निश्चय से आगे बढ़ा।
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.