Shloka 55
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
अदर्शयेतां बहुधा सूतसामर्थ्यलाघवातू | वे दोनों अपने सारथिकी शक्ति तथा शीघ्रकारिताके कारण नाना प्रकारके विचित्र मण्डल, आगे बढ़ने और पीछे हटने आदिके पैंतरे दिखाने लगे || ५४ ह ।। अन्तरं च प्रहारेषु तर्कयन्ती परस्परम्
sañjaya uvāca | adarśayetāṃ bahudhā sūtasāmarthya-lāghavāt | antaraṃ ca prahāreṣu tarkayantī parasparam |
ସାରଥିର କୌଶଳ ଓ ଦ୍ରୁତ ଚାଳନାର ବଳରେ ସେ ଦୁଇଜଣ ନାନା ପ୍ରକାରର ବିଚିତ୍ର ମଣ୍ଡଳ, ଆଗକୁ ବଢ଼ିବା ଓ ପଛକୁ ହଟିବା ଆଦି ଯୁଦ୍ଧକୌଶଳ ଦେଖାଇଲେ। ପ୍ରହାରରେ ପରସ୍ପରର ଅନ୍ତର ଖୋଜି ସୁଯୋଗ ଦେଖୁଥିଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that victory in righteous combat is not only about force but also about disciplined skill, agility, and discerning the right moment—seeking the opponent’s ‘antara’ (opening) without reckless aggression.
Sañjaya describes two combatants (with their charioteers) executing varied chariot maneuvers—circling, advancing, retreating—while mutually assessing openings amid exchanges of blows.