Shloka 26
चेदिभिस्तु सपञ्चालै: सहितो वानरध्वज: । ययौ शान्तनवं भीष्म पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम्,वानरचिह्लित ध्वजासे विभूषित अर्जुनने चेदि तथा पांचालदेशके वीरोंके साथ शिखण्डीको आगे करके शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मपर चढ़ाई की
cedibhis tu sa-pañcālaiḥ sahito vānaradhvajaḥ | yayau śāntanavaṃ bhīṣmaṃ puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam ||
Bersama para Cedi dan Pañcāla, Arjuna yang berpanji lambang kera maju menghadapi Bhīṣma putra Śāntanu, dengan menempatkan Śikhaṇḍin di barisan terdepan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, outcomes are shaped by dharma-bound constraints: Bhīṣma’s personal vows and ethical limits become decisive factors, so strategy must account not only for strength but for the moral commitments of the opponents.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, supported by the Cedi and Pañcāla forces, advances to attack Bhīṣma and deliberately places Śikhaṇḍin at the front—an arrangement intended to neutralize Bhīṣma’s resistance due to his stance toward Śikhaṇḍin.