Shloka 21
सम्प्रदत्तास्त्रशिक्षा वै पपानीकविनाशनी । सतां शिक्षामधिष्ठाय कुर्वन् परबलक्षयम्
sampradattāstraśikṣā vai pāṇḍavānīkavināśanī | satāṃ śikṣām adhiṣṭhāya kurvan parabalakṣayam, tāta |
サンジャヤは言った。「かつて授けられた、パーンダヴァ軍をも滅ぼし得る武器の教練に拠り、善き人々の教えた規律に堅く立って、愛しき者よ、ビーシュマは敵勢の滅亡をもたらし続けた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power and responsibility inherent in transmitted knowledge: weapon-training (astra-śikṣā) received from an eminent teacher becomes decisive in war. It also suggests that disciplined learning, grounded in the standards of the noble (satām), can be applied with unwavering effectiveness—raising ethical reflection on how great skills are used in a righteous yet tragic conflict.
Sanjaya describes Bhishma’s battlefield dominance: drawing upon the weapon-instruction he had received earlier (traditionally from Parashurama), Bhishma is actively causing heavy destruction to the opposing (Pandava) forces during the Kurukshetra war.