Shloka 81
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
ते वध्यमाना भीष्मेण शतशो5थ सहस््रश: । कुर्वाणं समरे कर्माण्यतिमानुषविक्रमम्
te vadhyamānā bhīṣmeṇa śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ | kurvāṇaṃ samare karmāṇy atimānuṣa-vikramam ||
ສັນຈະຍະເວົ້າວ່າ: ຖືກພີສະມະຟັນລົງ—ເປັນຮ້ອຍໆ ແລະກະທັ້ງເປັນພັນໆ—ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ເຫັນພຣະອົງໃນສະໜາມຮົບ ກໍາລັງກະທໍາກິດການສົງຄາມດ້ວຍພະລັງກ້າຫານເກີນກວ່າມະນຸດທົ່ວໄປຈະວັດໄດ້.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: exceptional martial virtue (vikrama) can coexist with immense destruction. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty and the grave human cost that accompanies even ‘righteous’ prowess in battle.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma is cutting down opposing warriors in vast numbers—hundreds and thousands—while executing battlefield actions with seemingly superhuman strength and skill.