Shloka 67
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
स तेन बलिना वीरश्छिद्यमान इरावता
sa tena balinā vīraś chidyamāna irāvatā
संजय बोले—बलवान इरावान के द्वारा काटे जाते हुए भी वह वीर योद्धा रण में डटा रहा और आघातों का सामना करता रहा—धर्मयुद्ध की घोरता के बीच अडिग साहस की प्रतिमा-सा।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under harm: even while being wounded by a powerful opponent, the warrior remains a 'vīra'—suggesting the kṣatriya ideal of endurance and resolve in the performance of one’s duty amid the harsh realities of battle.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where an unnamed heroic warrior is being struck and cut down by the mighty Irāvata; the line functions as a vivid snapshot within the ongoing combat narration.