Shloka 19
Adhyāya 74 (Book 6, Bhīṣma-parva): Bhīma–Duryodhana re-engagement and afternoon escalation
तोमरप्रासनाराचगजाश्वरथयोधिनाम् । बलेन महता भीष्म: समसज्जत् किरीटिना
tomara-prāsa-nārāca-gajāśva-ratha-yodhinām | balena mahatā bhīṣmaḥ samasajjat kirīṭinā ||
तोमर, प्रास और नाराच धारण करनेवाले, हाथी-घोड़े-रथों पर युद्ध करनेवाले योद्धाओं की महान सेना के साथ भीष्म ने किरीटधारी अर्जुन के सामने अपनी व्यूह-रचना सजा ली।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that in a dharmic war, resolve must be matched by disciplined preparation: leaders marshal resources and troops responsibly, and warriors act according to their chosen duty (kshatriya-dharma), even amid grave moral stakes.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhishma, commanding a large force equipped with various weapons and mounted units, arranges himself for combat specifically against Arjuna, identified by the epithet 'Kirīṭin' (the diademed).