Shloka 24
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
विराटो दशभिर्भल्लैराजघान परंतप । यतमान महेष्वासं द्रौणिमाहवशोभिनम्
virāṭo daśabhir bhallair ājaghāna parantapa | yatamāna maheṣvāsaṃ drauṇim āhavaśobhinam ||
ສັນຈະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ວີຣາຕະ ຜູ້ເຜົາຜານສັດຕູ ໄດ້ຍິງ ບຸດແຫ່ງດຣົນະ (ອັສວັດຖາມາ) —ນັກທະນູຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຜູ້ກຳລັງພະຍາຍາມຢ່າງເຕັມທີ່ ແລະເຮັດໃຫ້ສະໜາມຮົບສະຫວ່າງໄສ—ດ້ວຍລູກສອນບັລລະອັນແຫຼມ 10 ດອກ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the kṣatriya-world ethic that prowess invites counter-prowess: even a celebrated warrior who ‘shines in battle’ must face immediate consequences. Martial glory is portrayed as inseparable from risk, responsibility, and the relentless reciprocity of warfare.
Sañjaya reports that King Virāṭa hits Aśvatthāman (Droṇa’s son), a great archer actively striving in the fight, with ten bhalla-arrows, marking a forceful exchange in the ongoing battle.