Shloka 36
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
गाड़्ेयो भगदत्तश्न गौतमश्न महारथा: । पाण्डवं रभसं युद्धे वारयामासुरर्जुनम्
gāṅgeyo bhagadattaś ca gautamaś ca mahārathaḥ | pāṇḍavaṁ rabhasaṁ yuddhe vārayāmāsur arjunam ||
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– «အခြားဘက်တွင် ဂင်္ဂါ၏သား ဘီష္မ၊ ဘဂဒတ္တ နှင့် ဂေါတမ (ကೃပ) ဟူသော မဟာရഥီ သုံးဦးသည် စစ်ပွဲ၌ အရှိန်ပြင်းစွာ ရှေ့တိုးလာသော ပाण्डဝ အာర్జုနကို တားဆီးထိန်းချုပ်နေ하였다»။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of kṣatriya-duty in war: even when one advances with righteous resolve, opposing warriors—also bound by their own vows and loyalties—must resist. It frames battle as a clash of commitments, where restraint and counteraction arise from duty rather than personal malice.
As Arjuna presses forward aggressively in the fighting, three renowned Kaurava-side champions—Bhīṣma, Bhagadatta, and Kṛpa—move to block and restrain him, preventing his rapid advance.