Shloka 526
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
सारथिं कुरुवृद्धस्य निर्बिभेद शितै: शरै: । श्रीकृष्णको घायल हुआ देख अर्जुन अत्यन्त कुपित हो उठे और उन्होंने तीखे सायकोंद्वारा कुरुकुलवृद्ध भीष्मके सारथिको विदीर्ण कर डाला
sārathim kuruvṛddhasya nirbibheda śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | śrīkṛṣṇo ghāyalaḥ iti dṛṣṭvā arjunaḥ atyantaṁ kupito 'bhavat, sa ca tīkṣṇaiḥ sāyakaiḥ kurukulavṛddha-bhīṣmasya sārathiṁ vidīrṇavān |
Melihat Śrī Kṛṣṇa terluka, Arjuna menyala oleh amarah. Dengan anak panah yang tajam ia menembus dan merobek kusir Bhishma, sesepuh wangsa Kuru.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral pressure of war: devotion and protective duty toward one’s leader (Kṛṣṇa) can ignite fierce action, yet it also exposes ethical strain—whether it is righteous to target supporting personnel like a charioteer rather than the main warrior.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, seeing Kṛṣṇa wounded, becomes intensely enraged and responds by shooting sharp arrows that pierce and tear apart Bhīṣma’s charioteer.