Shloka 110
पाण्डवा: सूंजयाश्रैव सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे उस समय उन हंसोंसे ऐसा कहकर वे बाण-शय्यापर पूर्ववत् सोये रहे। इस प्रकार कुरुकुलशिरोमणि महापराक्रमी भीष्मके गिर जानेपर पाण्डव और सूंजय हर्षसे सिंहनाद करने लगे ।। १०९ है ।। तस्मिन् हते महासत्त्वे भरतानां पितामहे
pāṇḍavāḥ sūñjayāś caiva siṃhanādaṃ pracakrire | tasmin hate mahāsattve bharatānāṃ pitāmahe ||
Sañjaya said: The Pāṇḍavas, along with the Sṛñjayas, raised a lion-like roar of exultation. When that mighty-souled grandsire of the Bharatas—Bhīṣma—had been struck down, they proclaimed their triumph aloud, marking a decisive turn in the battle’s moral and strategic landscape.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the complex ethics of war: even a righteous side may exult at a strategic victory, yet the fallen is a revered elder (pitāmaha). It underscores how dharma in battle involves duty and necessity, but also demands awareness of the human cost and reverence due to greatness, even in an opponent.
Sañjaya reports that after Bhīṣma—the grandsire of the Bharata line and the Kaurava commander—has been brought down, the Pāṇḍavas and their Sṛñjaya allies raise a triumphant lion-roar, signaling a major shift in the Kurukṣetra war.