Shloka 22
अहन्यहनि पार्थानां वृद्ध: कुरुपितामह: । भीष्मो दश सहस्राणि जघान परवीरहा
sañjaya uvāca | ahany ahani pārthānāṁ vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ | bhīṣmo daśa sahasrāṇi jaghāna paravīrahā, tāta |
サンジャヤは言った。「日ごと日ごとに、クル族の老いたる大祖父――敵の勇士を屠るビーシュマは、パーンダヴァの戦士一万を殺し続けていた。」
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores the terrifying efficacy of disciplined martial power when yoked to a contested sense of duty: even an elder revered as a 'grandsire' can become an engine of destruction in a fratricidal war, reminding readers that dharma in conflict can produce tragic outcomes despite personal virtue or mastery.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhishma, leading the Kaurava side, is cutting down the Pandava forces relentlessly—'ten thousand' each day—highlighting Bhishma’s dominance on the battlefield during the Bhishma Parva phase of the Kurukshetra war.