Shloka 15
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
दृष्टवा रथस्थांस्तान् शूरान् सूर्याग्निसमतेजस: । सवनिव महेष्वासान् भ्राजमानान् श्रिया वृतान्
sañjaya uvāca |
dṛṣṭvā rathasthāṁs tān śūrān sūryāgnisamatejasaḥ |
savanīva maheṣvāsān bhrājamānān śriyā vṛtān |
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຫັນວິລະຊົນເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນຢືນຢູ່ເທິງລົດຮົບ—ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດັ່ງຕາເວັນແລະໄຟ, ເປັນນັກທະນູຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, ສະຫງ່າງາມດ້ວຍສິຣີ ແລະຖືກລ້ອມດ້ວຍວາສະນາ—ຝ່າຍຕໍ່ຕ້ານກໍຖອຍອອກຈາກສະໜາມ; ແຕ່ພີມະເສນ ບຸດຜູ້ມີກຳລັງຫນັກແນ່ນຂອງພຣະອົງ ພຽງຜູ້ດຽວບໍ່ຖອຍໃນສົງຄາມໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-psychological dimension of kṣatriya-dharma: true valor is steadiness under fear and awe. Many withdraw when confronted by overwhelming splendor and power, while Bhīma stands firm—illustrating courage as ethical resolve, not mere aggression.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment: formidable chariot-borne heroes, blazing like sun and fire and adorned with splendor, advance. Their appearance intimidates others into retreat; Bhīmasena alone remains unshaken and does not fall back.