Shloka 29
ये च केचन पार्थानामभियाता धनंजयम् | राजानो भीष्ममासाद्य गतास्ते यमसादनम्
ye ca kecana pārthānām abhiyātā dhanañjayam | rājāno bhīṣmam āsādya gatās te yamasādanam ||
サञ्जयは語った。「パールタ（パーンダヴァ）方の王たちで、ダナンジャヤ（アルジュナ）を助けんと進み出た者は、誰であれ――ビ―シュマに到るや、たちまちヤマの住処へと赴いた。」この場面は戦の陰鬱な道徳的重みを示す。勇気も忠誠も、無敵の老戦士に相対すれば瞬く間に死へと転じうるのだ。聴く者に、戦の避けがたい帰結と、運命とダルマ（義務）の前における人の力のはかなさを思い起こさせる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inevitability of death in war and the limits of human strength: even allied kings fighting for a righteous cause can fall instantly when confronted by overwhelming prowess. It implicitly cautions against pride and underscores the heavy ethical cost of battlefield duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the kings allied with the Pāṇḍavas who advanced alongside Arjuna encountered Bhīṣma and were slain—figuratively described as going to Yama’s abode.