Shloka 10
Karma-Yoga, Yajña-Cakra, and the Governance of Desire (कर्मयोग–यज्ञचक्र–कामनिग्रह)
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बल॑ भीष्माभिरक्षितम् । पर्याप्त॑ त्विदमेतेषां बल॑ भीमाभिरक्षितम्
aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam | paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam ||
サンジャヤは言った。「毘湿摩に守られる我らの軍は、測り知れず、打ち破り難いように見える。だが毘摩に守られる彼らの軍は、限りあるものに見え、ゆえに制しやすい。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that judgments about power in conflict depend on leadership and psychological confidence as much as on raw numbers. Naming Bhishma and Bhima as protectors frames each side’s strength through the reputation and perceived effectiveness of its foremost champions.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra the assessment voiced in the Kaurava camp: their force, guarded by Bhishma, is viewed as formidable, while the Pandava force, guarded by Bhima, is viewed as more manageable. It is part of the pre-battle appraisal of the two armies on the field of Kurukshetra.