Shloka 50
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
समाभाष्यैवमपरं प्रगृह्म रुचिरं धनु: । मुमोच समरे भीष्म: शरान् पार्थरथं प्रति
samābhāṣyaivam aparaṁ pragṛhya ruciraṁ dhanuḥ | mumoca samare bhīṣmaḥ śarān pārtharathaṁ prati |
Sañjaya berkata: Setelah menegurnya demikian sekali lagi, Bhīṣma mengangkat sebuah busur yang indah lagi, lalu di tengah pertempuran melepaskan hujan anak panah ke arah kereta Pārtha (Arjuna). Adegan ini menegaskan dharma pahlawan: walau memuji keberanian, seorang kṣatriya tidak berundur daripada kewajipannya di medan perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior may acknowledge an opponent’s excellence, yet must continue to act according to duty in battle—praise and combat coexist without contradiction.
After speaking words of approval, Bhīṣma takes up another fine bow and resumes the fight, sending arrows toward Arjuna’s chariot, as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.