Shloka 15
पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त तस्मिन् वीरवरक्षये । महाराज! बड़े-बड़े वीरोंका विनाश करनेवाले उस महायुद्धमें जब एक ओर भीष्म और दूसरी ओर पाण्डुनन्दन धनंजय पराक्रम प्रकट कर रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca |
pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta tasmin vīravarakṣaye |
mahārāja! bṛhad-bṛhad-vīrāṇāṁ vināśa-karaṇe tasmin mahāyuddhe yadā ekato bhīṣmaḥ aparato pāṇḍunandano dhanañjayaḥ parākramaṁ prakaṭayataḥ, tadā pitāmahaṁ bhīṣmaṁ mahāparākrame pravṛttaṁ dṛṣṭvā tava sarve putrāḥ senābhiḥ saha svargaṁ paramaṁ lakṣyaṁ kṛtvā yuddhe mṛtyum icchantaḥ pāṇḍavān abhyadhāvan ||
pāṇḍavā api mahārāja smaranto vividhān bahūn tāvakān tava putrān kleśān, prahṛṣṭavat bhayatyāgaṁ kṛtvā brahmaloka-gamanāya utsukāḥ tava sainyān putrāṁś ca yodhayanti |
サञ्जयは言った。「多くの名だたる勇士を滅ぼすその大戦において、一方には祖父毗湿摩、他方には般度の子ダナンジャヤ（アルジュナ）が武威を示していた。そのとき汝の息子たちは、毗湿摩が大いなる勇猛に励むのを見て、軍勢を率い、天界を至上の目的として、戦死を望みつつパーンダヴァらに襲いかかった。パーンダヴァらもまた、王よ、汝と汝の息子たちがかつて与えた数々の苦難を思い起こし、恐れを捨て、最上の世界を希いながら、喜びの決意をもって汝の軍と王子たちに戦いを挑んだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the kṣatriya ethos: warriors accept death in battle as a path to heavenly reward, while the Pandavas’ resolve is fueled by remembered injustice. Ethically, it frames combat as duty-bound and consequence-driven—valor is praised, yet the narrative underscores how past wrongs and the pursuit of posthumous merit intensify violence.
Sanjaya reports that as Bhishma and Arjuna display great prowess, Dhritarashtra’s sons, inspired by Bhishma’s fierce engagement, charge the Pandavas seeking a glorious death and heaven. The Pandavas, recalling the many hardships imposed on them, fight back with heightened courage and eagerness for the highest worlds.