Shloka 24
Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)
ततस्ते जातसंरम्भा: परस्परकृतागस: । अन्योन्यस्यर्धया राजन् व्यायच्छन्त महारथा:,राजन! बाल्यावस्थामें वे सभी एक-दूसरेका अपराध कर चुके थे। सबका स्मरण हो आनेसे वे सभी महारथी रोषमें भर गये और एक-दूसरेके प्रति स्पर्धा रखनेके कारण युद्धमें विजयी होनेके लिये विशेष परिश्रम करने लगे
tataste jātasaṁrambhāḥ parasparakṛtāgasaḥ | anyonyasyārdhayā rājan vyāyacchanta mahārathāḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian para pahlawan kereta perang itu, dengan amarah yang kembali menyala, mengingati segala kesalahan yang pernah mereka lakukan sesama sendiri. Wahai Raja, didorong persaingan, mereka berusaha dengan lebih keras di medan tempur, masing-masing mengejar kemenangan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unresolved past offenses and mutual resentment can rapidly inflame into destructive rivalry; ethical lapses between people, when remembered in a crisis, intensify conflict and drive extreme exertion for domination rather than restraint.
Sañjaya reports that the elite warriors, stirred by recollection of past mutual wrongs, become enraged and, out of competitive hostility, fight with heightened effort to secure victory.