Shloka 76
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
तौ रथस्थौ नरव्याप्रौ भीष्म: शान्तनव: पुन:
tau rathasthau naravyāprāu bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ punaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Dua insan perkasa itu, berdiri di atas kereta perang—Bhīṣma, putera Śāntanu—sekali lagi tampil (atau kembali terlibat). Baris ini menegaskan kemunculan semula Bhīṣma di medan laga, memperlihatkan betapa tugas seorang tua yang gagah tetap berulang, meski dibebani beratnya dosa perang saudara dan tragedi pertumpahan darah sesama kerabat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when war is morally grievous, the epic repeatedly frames Bhīṣma as embodying the burden of dharma-as-duty: an elder warrior returning ‘again’ to the field, bound by vows, allegiance, and the kṣatriya code, illustrating how righteousness in the Mahābhārata often involves painful, imperfect obligations rather than simple moral choices.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment: two heroic chariot-borne warriors are being described, with special emphasis on Bhīṣma—identified by his lineage as Śāntanu’s son—reappearing or re-engaging in the action, signaling his continued central role in the fighting.