Shloka 66
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Pāṇḍava-Alliance Warriors (Śikhaṇḍin, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and Allied Kings)
रुद्रवत् प्रचरिष्यन्ति तत्र मे नास्ति संशय: । ये चारों भाई महान् क्लेशोंका स्मरण करके तुम्हारी सेनामें घुसकर रुद्रदेवके समान संहार करते हुए विचरेंगे; इस विषयमें मुझे संशय नहीं है
rudravat pracariṣyanti tatra me nāsti saṁśayaḥ | ye cāraḥ bhrātaraḥ mahān kleśān smaraṇaṁ kṛtvā tava senāṁ praviśya rudradeva-samāḥ saṁhāraṁ kurvantaḥ vicarīṣyanti; asmin viṣaye me saṁśayo nāsti |
Mereka akan bergerak di sana laksana Rudra—tentang itu aku tak meragukannya. Keempat saudara itu, mengingat penderitaan besar yang telah mereka tanggung, akan menerobos masuk ke dalam pasukanmu dan berkeliaran sambil menebar kebinasaan seperti dewa Rudra; dalam hal ini aku sama sekali tidak bimbang.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral psychology of warriors: remembered suffering hardens resolve and fuels decisive action. Bhīṣma’s certainty also highlights the Mahābhārata theme that accumulated injustice and hardship can culminate in overwhelming, almost ‘divine’ force on the battlefield.
Bhīṣma is warning/predicting that four brothers—driven by the memory of their great hardships—will break into the opposing army and wreak havoc, moving through it with the destructive intensity associated with Rudra.