Shloka 12
भीष्म–दुर्योधनसंवादः — शिखण्डिनं न हन्तुं कारणकथनम्
Amba-ākhyāna prologue
योत्स्यन्ते समरे तात संरब्धा इव कुञ्जरा: । जयन्त, अमितौजा और महारथी सत्यजित--ये सभी पांचालशिरोमणि महामनस्वी वीर महारथी ही हैं। तात! ये सब-के-सब क्रोधमें भरे हुए गजराजोंकी भाँति समरभूमिमें युद्ध करेंगे ।। ११ है ।। अजो भोज क्ष विक्रान्तौ पाण्डवार्थे महारथौ
yotsyante samare tāta saṁrabdhā iva kuñjarāḥ | jayanta amitaujā ca mahārathī satyajit—ete sarve pāñcāla-śiromaṇayaḥ mahāmanasvino vīrā mahārathā eva | tāta! ete sarve krodha-pūrṇā gajarājā iva samara-bhūmau yuddhaṁ kariṣyanti || (11) || ajo bhojaś ca vikrāntau pāṇḍavārthe mahārathau ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai anakku, di medan perang mereka akan bertempur seperti gajah yang mengamuk. Jayanta, Amitaujā yang gagah, dan Satyajit—mahāratha itu—semuanya permata Pāñcāla, wira berjiwa luhur, mahāratha sejati. Sesungguhnya, mereka semua, dipenuhi amarah, akan berperang di gelanggang seperti raja gajah. Dan Aja serta Bhoja juga—mahāratha yang berani—akan bertempur demi perjuangan para Pāṇḍava.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inevitability and intensity of kṣatriya warfare once honor and alliance are engaged: high-souled warriors, committed to a cause, fight with unstoppable force—like enraged elephants—highlighting both the power and the grave moral weight of martial resolve.
Bhīṣma is describing the Pāñcāla champions allied with the Pāṇḍavas, naming key mahārathas and emphasizing their fierce readiness to fight, thereby forecasting the formidable opposition the Kauravas will face in the coming war.