Shloka 38
Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ
Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma
संयुद्धयमानो बहुभिर्भीष्म: शान्तनवस्तथा । अवकीरर्णो महामेरु: शैलो मेघैरिवावृत:
saṁyuddhyamāno bahubhir bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavas tathā | avakīrṇo mahāmeruḥ śailo meghair ivāvṛtaḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພີສະມະ ບຸດແຫ່ງຊານຕະນຸ ຕໍ່ສູ້ຢູ່ຜູ້ດຽວກັບນັກຮົບຈໍານວນຫຼາຍ; ແລະໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ລາວຖືກປົກຄຸມດ້ວຍຝົນລູກສອນ ດູສະຫງ່າງາມ ເຫມືອນພູເມຣຸອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ເມື່ອຖືກມວນເມກຫຼາຍຊັ້ນປົກຄຸມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast courage and composure under extreme pressure: even when surrounded and struck by countless arrows, Bhīṣma maintains his warrior-duty (kṣatriya-dharma). The grandeur of the Meru simile suggests inner firmness and dignity amid the chaos and moral weight of war.
Sañjaya describes Bhīṣma on the battlefield fighting against many opponents at once. Though showered and covered with arrows, Bhīṣma appears magnificent, compared to Mount Meru wrapped in clouds.