Shloka 5
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
पाण्डवोंकी सेनाओंमें ऐसे-ऐसे प्रहारकुशल योद्धा हैं, जो शस्त्रविद्याके ज्ञाता एवं योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ भीष्म आदि समस्त महारथियोंके साथ भी युद्ध कर लेते हैं ।।
Dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | kenāvadhyā mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ | kena dattavarās tāta kiṃ vā jñānaṃ vidanti te tāta |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Dalam bala tentera Pāṇḍava ada para pahlawan yang mahir melancarkan serangan, mengetahui ilmu senjata, bahkan mampu bertempur juga melawan semua maharatha seperti Bhīṣma dan yang lain. Maka atas sebab apakah putera-putera Pāṇḍu—yang perkasa dan berhati mulia—menjadi tidak dapat dibunuh? Wahai anakku, siapakah yang mengurniai mereka anugerah? Atau apakah pengetahuan istimewa yang mereka miliki?”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in the Mahābhārata is not viewed as merely physical; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s question frames victory and invulnerability as possibly rooted in dharmic merit, divine boons, or superior knowledge—suggesting that ethical and spiritual causes can underlie worldly outcomes.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing of the Pāṇḍavas’ formidable capacity to face even the greatest warriors, asks Sañjaya (addressed as ‘tāta’) why they seem impossible to kill—whether due to granted boons or some special knowledge—revealing his fear for his sons’ prospects in the war.