Shloka 21
भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः
Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead
अभिद्रवत संरब्धा भीष्ममेक॑ महाबलम् । एषोअर्जुनो रणे भीष्म प्रयाति कुरुनन्दन:
abhidravata saṃrabdhā bhīṣmam ekaṃ mahābalam | eṣo 'rjuno raṇe bhīṣma prayāti kurunandanaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「烈しい決意のまま、彼は毗湿摩ただ一人へと突進する—大いなる力を備えた勇者よ。見よ、毗湿摩。クル族の歓び、アルジュナが戦へ進み出る。」この句は、最上の長老戦士に対峙しようとするアルジュナの一点集中の意志を示し、戦の義務と、崇敬すべき家長に刃を向ける道徳的重みとの緊張を浮かび上がらせる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights single-pointed resolve in the performance of one’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) even when the opponent is a revered elder. It frames the ethical tension of righteous war: commitment to responsibility must be balanced with awareness of the moral gravity of whom one confronts.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, intensely determined, is charging straight toward Bhīṣma on the battlefield, signaling a direct and consequential engagement with the Kuru grandsire.