Shloka 6
भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः
Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array
समुद्यच्छन् महाबाहुर्जिघांसुस्तनयं तव
samudyacchan mahābāhur jighāṁsus tanayaṁ tava
Sañjaya said: “Raising himself to strike, the mighty-armed warrior—intent on killing—advanced against your son.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner intention (jighāṁsuḥ—‘intent on killing’) drives outward action in war; it implicitly warns that choices made in anger or vengeance carry grave ethical weight and consequences, even when framed within kṣatriya combat.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a powerful warrior has risen to attack, preparing to strike with lethal intent, and is moving against Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son in the battle context.