Shloka 29
निवृत्तेषु च सैन्येषु पारम्पर्येण सर्वश: । निर्मुक्तकवचा: सर्वे भीष्ममीयुर्नराधिपा:,बारी-बारीसे सब सेनाओंके युद्धसे निवृत्त हो जाने-पर सब राजा कवच खोलकर भीष्मके पास आये
nivṛtteṣu ca sainyeṣu pāramparyeṇa sarvaśaḥ | nirmuktakavacāḥ sarve bhīṣmam īyur narādhipāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: When the armies had, in due succession, all withdrawn from the fighting, the kings—having removed their armor—went to Bhīṣma. The scene marks a pause in violence: the warriors step out of battle’s immediacy to seek counsel and direction from the elder whose authority rests on experience, duty, and the moral weight of command.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, conduct is shaped by order and responsibility: when fighting pauses, leaders seek guidance from the most authoritative elder. The removal of armor signals a shift from violence to deliberation—an ethical movement from force to counsel.
After the troops withdraw from combat in sequence, the kings take off their armor and go to Bhīṣma, indicating a formal approach for consultation or instruction during a lull in the battle.