Shloka 53
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
देवव्रतः कृती भीष्म: प्रेक्षितेनापि निर्दहेत् । गम्यतां स वधोपायं प्रष्टं सागरगासुत:
sañjaya uvāca | devavrataḥ kṛtī bhīṣmaḥ prekṣitena api nirdahēt | gamyatāṃ sa vadhopāyaṃ praṣṭuṃ sāgaragāsutaḥ |
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ದೇವವ್ರತನಾದ ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಸಮರ್ಥನೂ ಕೃತಿಯೂ ಆದ ವೀರ; ಅವನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಪಾತ ಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದಲೂ ದಹಿಸಬಲ್ಲನು. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಗಂಗಾಪುತ್ರ ಭೀಷ್ಮನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅವನ ವಧೋಪಾಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳೋಣ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the mightiest warrior is not beyond mortality; in dharmic warfare, victory often depends not only on strength but on discerning the rightful and effective means (upāya) within ethical constraints.
Sañjaya emphasizes Bhīṣma’s overwhelming power—so formidable that even a mere glance is described as destructive—and urges that they approach Bhīṣma himself to learn the method by which he can be brought down.