Shloka 32
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
यो यो भीष्म॑ नरव्याप्रमभ्येति युधि कश्चन
yo yo bhīṣmaṁ naravyāpram abhyeti yudhi kaścana
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു: “യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ആരാരും—ഏതു യോദ്ധാവായാലും—നരവ്യാഘ്രനായ ഭീഷ്മനെ നേരിടാൻ മുന്നേറുന്നുവോ, …”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line foregrounds Bhīṣma’s overwhelming martial authority: in a dharma-war setting, confronting a great elder-warrior is not merely a tactical act but an encounter with established prowess and the weight of duty (kṣatriya-dharma), where courage and consequence are inseparable.
Sañjaya is reporting the battlefield to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing how any warrior who comes forward to meet Bhīṣma in combat is entering a direct confrontation with the Kaurava commander, famed for driving and directing men in war.