Shloka 44
भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash
पुत्राश्न तव गाड़ेयं परिवार्य ययुर्मुदा । कम्पयन्तो भुवं द्यां च क्षोभयन्तश्न॒ पाण्डवान्,आपके सब पुत्र भी भीष्मको चारों ओरसे घेरकर प्रसन्नतापूर्वक चले। वे उस समय भूलोक और स्वर्ग-लोकको भी कँपाते हुए पाण्डवोंके मनमें क्षोभ उत्पन्न कर रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | putrāś ca tava gāḍheyaṃ parivārya yayur mudā | kampayanto bhuvaṃ dyāṃ ca kṣobhayantaś ca pāṇḍavān |
Sañjaya said: Your sons, having tightly surrounded Bhīṣma on all sides, advanced with exultation. As they moved, they seemed to make both earth and heaven tremble, and by that display of force they stirred agitation in the hearts of the Pāṇḍavas—an image of how martial pride seeks to unsettle the righteous through intimidation.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward power and triumphant display can be used to unsettle opponents; ethically, it points to the danger of martial pride (mada) and intimidation as tools that agitate minds, contrasting with the steadiness expected of those aligned with dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons march forward joyfully while tightly surrounding Bhīṣma, their movement portrayed as so forceful it ‘shakes earth and heaven,’ and it creates agitation among the Pāṇḍavas.