Shloka 14
भीष्मस्य धनुषश्छेदं नामृष्यन्त महारथा:
sañjaya uvāca | bhīṣmasya dhanuṣaś chedaṃ nāmṛṣyanta mahārathāḥ, atāḍayan raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ | abhipetur bhuśaṃ kruddhāś chādayantaś ca pāṇḍavam ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ບັນດານັກຮົບລົດສົງຄາມຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ທົນບໍ່ໄດ້ທີ່ຄັນທະນູຂອງພີສະມະຖືກຕັດ ຈຶ່ງຮ່ວມກັນກັບວີລະຊົນສຣິນຈະຍະ ບຸກໂຈມພີສະມະໃນສະໜາມຮົບ. ແລ້ວດ້ວຍຄວາມໂກດແຄ້ນອັນຮຸນແຮງ ພວກເຂົາພຸ້ນເຂົ້າໄປ ສະແດງອາວຸດວິເສດ ແລະລະດົມຍິງລູກສອນໃສ່ພານດະວະ (ອາຣຈຸນ) ເພື່ອຈະກົດຂີ່ລາວຈາກທຸກທິດ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring ethical tension in the epic: when honor is wounded (the cutting of Bhishma’s bow), warriors often respond with anger and escalation. It implicitly contrasts disciplined kṣatriya duty with impulsive retaliation, showing how wrath can drive collective violence.
After Bhishma’s bow is cut, elite fighters cannot tolerate the affront. They unite and intensify the battle—assailing Bhishma and then charging in anger to smother the Pāṇḍava hero (understood as Arjuna) with a dense shower of arrows.