Shloka 26
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
तमायान्तं तथा दृष्टवा व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् । भीष्म भीमो महाबाहूु: प्रत्युदीयादमर्षित:,मुँह फैलाये हुए यमराजके समान भीष्मजीको आते देख महाबाहु भीमसेन अमर्षमें भरकर उनका सामना करनेके लिये आगे बढ़े
tam āyāntaṁ tathā dṛṣṭvā vyāttānanaṁ ivāntakam | bhīṣmaṁ bhīmo mahābāhuḥ pratyudīyād amarṣitaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。口を大きく開けた死そのもののように、ビ―シュマが迫り来るのを見て、剛腕のビーマは—烈しい憤りに満ち—これに対峙せんと前へ進み出た。その一瞬は戦の道義的緊張を映す。私怨の怒りと英雄の決意が、義務によって戦場に縛られた尊き長老へと立ち上がるのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, righteous duty (dharma) and personal emotion collide: Bhīma’s anger drives him forward, while Bhīṣma—an elder bound by vow and allegiance—appears as an unavoidable force. It cautions that even justified causes can be pursued with inner turbulence, and that ethical struggle persists amid battlefield necessity.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīṣma is advancing in battle with terrifying intensity, compared to Death with an open mouth. Seeing this, Bhīma, powerful and enraged, steps forward to meet and oppose Bhīṣma directly.