Shloka 8
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
तौ दृष्टवा समरे क्रुद्धौं विनिध्नन्तौ परस्परम् | दुर्योधनानुजा: सर्वे शूरा: संत्यक्तजीविता:,क्रोधमें भरे हुए इन दोनों वीरोंको समरभूमिमें एक-दूसरेपर प्रहार करते देख दुर्योधनके सभी शूरवीर छोटे भाई प्राणोंका मोह छोड़कर भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले भीमसेनको जीवित पकड़नेके विषयमें की हुई पहली सलाहको याद करके एक दृढ़ निश्चयपर पहुँचकर उन्हें पकड़नेका उद्योग करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | tau dṛṣṭvā samare kruddhau vinighnantau parasparam | duryodhanānujāḥ sarve śūrāḥ saṃtyaktajīvitāḥ |
Sañjaya said: Seeing those two warriors, enraged on the battlefield and striking each other down in mutual assault, all the heroic younger brothers of Duryodhana—having cast aside attachment to life—resolved to act with grim determination, recalling their earlier counsel about seizing Bhīmasena alive, and set about the effort to capture him.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield psychology of kṣatriyas: when rage and duty intensify, warriors may renounce fear of death and commit to a chosen strategy. Ethically, it shows how resolve can be driven not only by dharma but also by anger and factional loyalty, which can harden into ruthless action.
Sañjaya reports that two fighters are locked in furious mutual combat. Witnessing this, Duryodhana’s younger brothers, ready to risk their lives, remember an earlier plan to seize Bhīmasena alive and begin efforts to capture him.