Shloka 37
Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)
य॑ं यक्ष: पुरुषं चक्रे भीष्मस्य निधनेच्छया । महेष्वासेन रौदट्रेण पाण्डवा अभ्ययुज्जत
yaṁ yakṣaḥ puruṣaṁ cakre bhīṣmasya nidhanecchayā | maheṣvāsena raudreṇa pāṇḍavā abhyayujjata |
Sañjaya berkata: “Yakṣa, dengan hasrat akan kematian Bhīṣma, telah membentuk seorang lelaki; lalu para Pāṇḍava mara menentang pemanah agung yang garang itu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how deliberate intention (nidhanecchā) and extraordinary means—even supernatural intervention—can be marshaled toward violent ends, reminding the reader to examine motives behind action and the ethical weight of seeking another’s death.
Sañjaya reports that a Yakṣa, aiming at Bhīṣma’s death, produced or arranged a formidable warrior; the Pāṇḍavas then moved to confront and engage this fierce, renowned archer.