Shloka 41
Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
युधिष्ठिरमुखा: पार्था: पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम् । अयोधयन् रणे भीष्मं सहिता: सर्वसूंजयै:,युधिष्ठिर आदि कुन्तीपुत्र रणभूमिमें शिखण्डीको आगे करके समस्त सूंजयोंको साथ ले भीष्मके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiramukhāḥ pārthāḥ puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam | ayodhayan raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasūṃjayaiḥ ||
യുധിഷ്ഠിരനെ മുൻനിർത്തി പൃഥാപുത്രന്മാർ ശിഖണ്ഡിയെ മുന്നിൽ നിർത്തി; എല്ലാ സൃഞ്ജയരോടും കൂടി റണത്തിൽ ഭീഷ്മനോട് യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, action is shaped by dharma and personal vows: the Pāṇḍavas adopt a strategy that leverages Bhīṣma’s ethical restraint regarding Śikhaṇḍin, showing how moral codes can decisively influence battlefield outcomes.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas, led by Yudhiṣṭhira, advance with Śikhaṇḍin at the front and, together with the Sṛñjaya forces, engage Bhīṣma in combat—setting up the crucial confrontation where Bhīṣma’s response to Śikhaṇḍin becomes pivotal.