Shloka 28
तां च चिक्षेप संक्रुद्ध: फाल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति । तामापतन्तीं सम्प्रेक्ष्य ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव,अताडयन् रणे भीष्मं सहिता: सर्वसृञज्जया: । समस्त सूंजय वीर एक साथ संगठित हो भयंकर शतघ्नी, परिघ, फरसे, मुद्गर, मुसल, प्रास, गोफन, स्वर्णमय पंखवाले बाण, शक्ति, तोमर, कम्पन, नाराच, वत्सदन््त और भुशुण्डी आदि अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंद्वारा रणभूमिमें भीष्मको सब ओरसे पीड़ा देने लगे संक्रुद्धो भरतश्रेष्ठ भीष्मबाहुप्रवेरिताम् । भरतश्रेष्ठ! फिर उसे क्रोधपूर्वक उन्होंने अर्जुनके रथकी ओर चला दिया। प्रज्वलित वज्रके समान उस शक्तिको आती देख पाण्डवोंको आनन्दित करनेवाले अर्जुनने अपने हाथमें भल्ल नामक पाँच तीखे बाण लिये और कुपित हो उन पाँच बाणोंद्वारा भीष्मकी भुजाओंसे प्रेषित हुई उस शक्तिके पाँच टुकड़े कर दिये
sañjaya uvāca |
tāṃ ca cikṣepa saṅkruddhaḥ phālgunasya rathaṃ prati |
tām āpatantīṃ samprekṣya jvalantīm aśanīm iva |
atāḍayan raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ |
saṅkruddho bharataśreṣṭha bhīṣmabāhupraveritām |
(arthataḥ) arjunaḥ pāṇḍavān ānandayan pañca bhallān gṛhītvā kupitaḥ pañcadhā śaktiṃ ciccheda |
Sañjaya said: Enraged, Bhīṣma hurled that weapon toward the chariot of Phālguna (Arjuna). Seeing it rushing in like a blazing thunderbolt, the Sṛñjayas together pressed Bhīṣma hard in the battle. Then Arjuna—delighting the Pāṇḍavas—took five sharp arrows called bhallas, and in anger cut into five pieces that śakti-weapon which had been launched by Bhīṣma’s arms. The episode highlights disciplined skill and alert protection amid the fury of war: even in righteous combat, restraint and precision are the means by which harm is checked.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the heat of righteous warfare, protection and restraint are expressed through disciplined skill: Arjuna neutralizes a deadly threat precisely, preventing wider harm rather than escalating indiscriminately.
Bhīṣma, enraged, hurls a śakti toward Arjuna’s chariot. As it approaches like a blazing thunderbolt, the Sṛñjayas collectively assail Bhīṣma, while Arjuna counters by taking five bhalla arrows and slicing the incoming weapon into five pieces.