Shloka 28
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
वार्यमाणा: शकुनिना तैश्न योधैर्महाबलै: । संनद्धा युद्धकुशला रौद्ररूपा महाबला:
vāryamāṇāḥ śakuninā taiś ca yodhair mahābalaiḥ | sannaddhā yuddhakuśalā raudrarūpā mahābalāḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແມ່ນແຕ່ ຊະກຸນິ ພະຍາຍາມຫ້າມ ແລະ ນັກຮົບຜູ້ມີກໍາລັງອື່ນໆກໍຂັດຂວາງ ແຕ່ພວກເຂົາ—ສວມເກາະ ແລະ ຈັດເຕັມອາວຸດທັງປວງ ຊໍານານການຮົບ ມີຮູບພັນດຸດັນ ແລະ ກໍາລັງໃຫຍ່—ກໍຍັງພຸ້ນອອກໄປ ມຸ່ງສູ່ສົງຄາມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between prudent restraint and the warrior impulse: even when advised to stop, the force of anger, pride, and battlefield duty (as they perceive it) can propel fighters into violence, illustrating how difficult it is to reverse the course of war once passions are inflamed.
Sañjaya reports that Śakuni and other powerful warriors attempt to hold certain fighters back, but those warriors—fully armored, battle-skilled, and fierce-looking—nevertheless advance toward combat.