Shloka 6
भीष्म–दुर्योधनसंवादः — शिखण्डिनं न हन्तुं कारणकथनम्
Amba-ākhyāna prologue
एतस्य तद् रथानीकं॑ कथयन्ति रणप्रिया: । बहुत्वात् सागरप्रख्यं देवानामिव संयुगे,इसके पास रथियोंकी जो देवसेनाके समान विशाल सेना है, उसकी संख्या बहुत होनेके कारण युद्धप्रेमी सैनिक रणक्षेत्रमें उसे समुद्रके समान बताते हैं
etasya tad rathānīkaṃ kathayanti raṇapriyāḥ | bahutvāt sāgaraprakhyaṃ devānām iva saṃyuge ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ນັກຮົບຜູ້ຮັກສົງຄາມກ່າວວ່າ ກອງລົດສົງຄາມຂອງລາວກວ້າງໃຫຍ່ດັ່ງທະເລ; ເນື່ອງຈາກມີຈຳນວນຫຼາຍຫນາແໜ້ນ ໃນສະໜາມຮົບຈຶ່ງປານດັ່ງກອງທັບເທວະດາໃນສົງຄາມແຫ່ງຟ້າ».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sheer numerical strength and organized martial power can create an overwhelming presence in war, using a cosmic simile (the gods’ battle) to convey scale—while implicitly reminding the listener that worldly might is measured, compared, and narrated, not inherently decisive in itself.
Bhīṣma is describing the magnitude of a particular side’s chariot-force. Observers on the battlefield—fighters who relish war—report that this formation looks like an ocean because of its vast numbers, likening it to the divine armies in a mythic conflict.