Shloka 37
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
संग्रामभूमिमें युद्ध करते हुए भीष्मका इन्द्रधनुषके समान विशाल धनुष सदा मण्डलाकार ही दिखायी देता था ।।
sañjaya uvāca | saṅgrāmabhūmau yuddhaṃ kurvato bhīṣmasya indradhanuṣa iva viśālaṃ dhanuḥ sadā maṇḍalākāram eva dṛśyate sma | tad dṛṣṭvā samare karma putrās tava viśāmpate vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā pitāmaham apūjayan prajānātha |
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນສະໜາມຮົບ ແມ່ນແຕ່ໃນຂະນະທີ່ທ່ານຮົບພັນ ຄັນທະນູອັນໃຫຍ່ຂອງພຣະພີສະມະ—ໃຫຍ່ດັ່ງສາຍຮຸ້ງຂອງພຣະອິນທຣາ—ກໍປາກົດເຫັນເປັນວົງມົນຢູ່ເລື້ອຍ. ເມື່ອເຫັນວິລະກຳນັ້ນໃນການປະທະອາວຸດ ບຸດຂອງທ່ານ, ໂອ ຈອມເຈົ້າແຫ່ງປະຊາ, ກໍຕົກຢູ່ໃນຄວາມພິສົດສູງສຸດ ແລະພາກັນສັນລະເສີນ ແລະນົບນ້ອມ “ພິຕາມະຫະ” ຊ້ຳໆ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary skill and steadfastness in one’s appointed duty (here, the warrior’s role in battle) can inspire awe and rally followers. It also shows how admiration for excellence can momentarily override fear and doubt, shaping morale and allegiance in a dharma-framed conflict.
Sanjaya describes Bhishma fighting so swiftly that his great bow appears to trace a continuous circle, likened to a rainbow. Witnessing this, Dhritarashtra’s sons are overwhelmed with amazement and repeatedly praise and honor Bhishma on the battlefield.