Shloka 126
भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः
Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead
वारयामास संक्रुद्ध: कृप: शारद्वतो युधि । राजन! युद्धस्थलमें भीष्मके रथकी ओर जाते हुए सहदेवको कुपित हुए शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यने रोक दिया
vārayāmāsa saṅkruddhaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato yudhi | rājan! yuddhasthale bhīṣmasya rathasya oraṃ gacchantaṃ sahadevaṃ kupitaḥ śaradvanasya putraḥ kṛpācāryo nyavārayat |
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ, യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ക്രുദ്ധനായ ശാരദ്വതപുത്രൻ കൃപൻ സഹദേവനെ തടഞ്ഞു. സഹദേവൻ ഭീഷ്മന്റെ രഥത്തോട്ടു നീങ്ങുമ്പോൾ, കോപം നിറഞ്ഞ കൃപാചാര്യൻ അവനെ മുന്നോട്ട് പോകാതെയാക്കി.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid righteous warfare, action should be governed by discipline and strategic restraint; unchecked anger or reckless advance is countered by responsible intervention, especially by seasoned elders who understand the larger consequences.
Sahadeva moves toward Bhīṣma’s chariot on the battlefield, and Kṛpācārya—angered—steps in to stop him, preventing Sahadeva’s direct approach to Bhīṣma at that moment.