Shloka 503
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
असहां मन्यमानाश्च नातिप्रमनसो5 भवन् । उसके उस विशाल रूपको देखकर सब महारथी अपने लिये असहा मानते हुए हतोत्साह हो गये
asahān manyamānāś ca nātipramanaso 'bhavan |
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်—ထိုအလွန်ကြီးမား၍ ဖိအားပေးသည့် ရုပ်သဏ္ဌာန်ကို မြင်ကြသောအခါ မဟာရထီတို့အားလုံးသည် မိမိတို့ မခံနိုင်ဟု ထင်မြင်ကာ စိတ်ဓာတ်ကျ၍ အားလျော့သွားကြ၏။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human strength and pride collapse when faced with an overwhelming, higher reality; ethical insight here is the recognition of one’s limits, which can restrain reckless violence and cultivate humility.
Sañjaya reports that, upon seeing a vast and awe-inspiring form, the assembled elite warriors become discouraged, thinking themselves unable to withstand it, and their morale breaks.