Shloka 8
भीष्मस्य मण्डलव्यूहः — Bhīṣma’s Maṇḍala Battle-Formation and the Opening Engagements
स हि संदृश्य सेनां ते युयुधानेन पातिताम् । अभ्यधावत संक्रुद्धः कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धन:,सात्यकिने आपकी सेनाको मार गिराया है, यह देखकर कुरुकुलकी कीर्ति बढ़ानेवाला भूरिश्रवा अत्यन्त कुपित हो उनकी ओर दौड़ा
sa hi sandṛśya senāṁ te yuyudhānena pātitām | abhyadhāvat saṅkruddhaḥ kurūṇāṁ kīrtivardhanaḥ ||
Seeing your army struck down by Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), Bhūriśravas—renowned as an enhancer of the Kurus’ fame—rushed toward him in fierce anger. The verse highlights how, amid the moral strain of war, wounded pride and loyalty to one’s lineage can ignite retaliatory violence and escalate the cycle of combat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how anger born of wounded honor and clan-loyalty can drive immediate retaliation in war, intensifying violence. It implicitly cautions that fame and duty, when filtered through rage, can eclipse restraint and ethical discernment.
Sañjaya tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhūriśravas, seeing the Kaurava forces felled by Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), becomes furious and charges toward Sātyaki to confront him in battle.