Shloka 23
Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra
Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
पराक्रान्तस्य तस्यैव भीष्मो5पि प्राहिणोच्छरान् | सतांश्रिच्छेद समरे भीष्मचापच्युतान् शरान्,तब भीष्मने भी उस पराक्रमी वीरपर बाणोंका प्रहार किया; परंतु अभिमन्युने रणभूमिमें भीष्मके धनुषसे छूटे हुए समस्त बाणोंको काट डाला
parākrāntasya tasyaiva bhīṣmo 'pi prāhiṇoc charān | satāṁśriccheda samare bhīṣmacāpacyutān śarān |
サンジャヤは言った。勇士の武威を見たビーマもまた、彼に向けて矢を放った。だが戦いのただ中で、アビマンニュはビーマの弓から放たれた矢をことごとく斬り落とした――武芸の妙のみならず、正法の戦に臨むクシャトリヤにふさわしい不動の決意を示したのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: steadfastness and disciplined skill in battle. Even when faced with a revered elder-warrior like Bhīṣma, the younger hero meets force with controlled mastery, suggesting that duty in a righteous conflict demands courage without panic and competence without cruelty.
Sañjaya describes Bhīṣma shooting arrows at a mighty warrior; Abhimanyu responds by cutting down the incoming arrows in mid-battle, neutralizing Bhīṣma’s attack and demonstrating exceptional prowess.