Shloka 476
बहुधा भीष्ममानर्च्छुर्मार्गणै: क्षतमार्गणै: । ये सभी वीर सुदृढ़ धनुष धारण करनेवाले और युद्धसे कभी पीछे न हटनेवाले थे। इन्होंने शत्रुओंके बाणोंको नष्ट करनेवाले सायकोंद्वारा भीष्मको बारंबार पीड़ित किया
sañjaya uvāca | bahudhā bhīṣmam ānarccur mārgaṇaiḥ kṣatamārgaṇaiḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。「彼らは幾度となく、毗湿摩に矢の雨を浴びせかけた――飛翔のうちにすでに鈍り、折れ損なった矢であっても、なお攻め手を緩めなかった。強弓を堅く携え、戦から決して退かぬその勇士たちは、敵の矢を砕くための矢束をもって、祖父なる毗湿摩を繰り返し苦しめ、その周囲の激闘をいよいよ熾烈にした。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores kshatriya steadfastness in battle—warriors do not retreat and continue their duty even amid intense danger—while also highlighting the grim ethical weight of warfare, where skill and persistence can become instruments of relentless suffering.
Sanjaya describes a moment in the Kurukshetra battle where warriors repeatedly attack Bhishma with volleys of arrows, including shafts intended to neutralize opposing missiles, thereby continually harassing and wounding the grandsire amid a concentrated exchange of archery.