भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
तथा मर्मातिगैर्भीष्मो निजघान महारथान् । कम्पयन् समरे सेनां पाण्डवानां परंतप:
tathā marmātigair bhīṣmo nijaghāna mahārathān | kampayan samare senāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ paraṃtapaḥ ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ ដូច្នោះដែរ ភីស្មៈ អ្នកធ្វើឲ្យសត្រូវរងទុក្ខ បានប្រើព្រួញចាក់ចូលចំណុចសំខាន់ៗ សម្លាប់មហារថីជាច្រើន ហើយនៅកណ្ដាលសមរភូមិ ធ្វើឲ្យទ័ពបណ្ឌវៈញ័រខ្លាច។
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights the tension between martial excellence and moral burden: Bhīṣma fulfills his chosen kṣatriya role with devastating precision, reminding readers that in a dharma-conflicted war, duty can be executed flawlessly while still carrying profound ethical weight.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma, using vital-point-piercing arrows, is killing prominent Pāṇḍava chariot-warriors and shaking the Pāṇḍava forces on the battlefield, emphasizing his dominance in the ongoing combat.