Shloka 15
भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene
तावकास्तु रणे यत्ता: सहसेना नराधिपा:
sañjaya uvāca | tāvakās tu raṇe yattāḥ sahasenā narādhipāḥ | rājan! bhīṣmam agre kṛtvā pāṇḍavān abhyadhāvayan | naraśreṣṭha! tathā bhīmasenādayo 'pi pāṇḍavāḥ tava senām abhyakrāman ||
ສັນຊະຍາກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ບັນດາເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງພະອົງ ແຕ່ລະຄົນນໍາກອງທັບຂອງຕົນ ຕຽມພ້ອມເພື່ອສົງຄາມ ແລະວາງພຣະບີສະມະໄວ້ເປັນຫົວໜ້າ ກໍພາກັນພຸ້ງເຂົ້າໃສ່ພານດະວະ. ໂອ ພະຣາຊາຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ໃນທໍານອງດຽວກັນ ພີມເສນ ແລະພານດະວະອື່ນໆ ກໍໄດ້ບຸກໂຈມກອງທັບຂອງພະອົງເຊັ່ນກັນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how allegiance and perceived duty propel both sides into action: leadership (Bhishma at the front) galvanizes troops, while the opposing side responds in kind. Ethically, it frames war as a reciprocal escalation driven by commitment to one’s cause and commander, setting the stage for later reflections on dharma and responsibility.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that the Kaurava kings, with their forces, advanced against the Pandavas with Bhishma leading. Immediately, Bhima and the other Pandavas counter-advanced and attacked the Kaurava army, marking a synchronized onset of battle.