Shloka 85
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
तथा मर्मातिगैर्भीष्मो निजघान महारथान् । कम्पयन् समरे सेनां पाण्डवानां परंतप:
tathā marmātigair bhīṣmo nijaghāna mahārathān | kampayan samare senāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ paraṃtapaḥ ||
Di sisi lain, Bhīṣma—penyengat musuh—di tengah pertempuran mengguncang bala Pāṇḍava dengan anak panah yang menembus titik-titik vital, sambil menumbangkan para mahāratha mereka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between martial excellence and moral burden: Bhīṣma fulfills his chosen kṣatriya role with devastating precision, reminding readers that in a dharma-conflicted war, duty can be executed flawlessly while still carrying profound ethical weight.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma, using vital-point-piercing arrows, is killing prominent Pāṇḍava chariot-warriors and shaking the Pāṇḍava forces on the battlefield, emphasizing his dominance in the ongoing combat.