Shloka 61
यत्ता भीष्म परीप्सध्वं रक्षमाणा: समन्ततः । मा नः प्रपश्यमानानां श्वेतान्मृत्युमवाप्स्यति
yattā bhīṣma parīpsadhvaṁ rakṣamāṇāḥ samantataḥ | mā naḥ prapaśyamānānāṁ śvetān mṛtyum avāpsyati ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Berusahalah menyelamatkan Bhīṣma—lindungilah baginda dari setiap penjuru. Jangan biarkan pahlawan berwajah putih itu membawa maut ke atas kita ketika kita hanya berdiri memandang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a dharmic war context, leadership entails vigilant protection of key elders/commanders; negligence—merely watching while danger approaches—becomes a moral and strategic failure.
Sañjaya reports an urgent battlefield exhortation: the warriors are told to surround and protect Bhīṣma, fearing that the white(-hued) fighter called Śveta may strike down the Kuru side even as they look on.