Shloka 30
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ९६: सौभद्रस्य आक्रमणम्, अलम्बुसस्य प्रतिविधानम्
Abhimanyu’s assault; Alambusa’s counter-engagement
नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि विसृजन्तो महारथा: । अन्योन्यमभिधावन्त: सम्प्रहारार्थमुद्यता:
nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjanto mahārathāḥ | anyonyam abhidhāvantaḥ samprahārārtham udyatāḥ ||
ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ଶସ୍ତ୍ର ନିକ୍ଷେପ କରୁଥିବା ମହାରଥୀମାନେ ପରସ୍ପରଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଧାଇଲେ; ସାମ୍ନାସାମ୍ନି ସଂଘାତ ପାଇଁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ଥିଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the momentum of warfare: once warriors commit to battle, they press toward direct confrontation with determination. Implicitly, it invites reflection on how human resolve and skill can serve either righteous duty or destructive passion, making dharma the crucial standard beyond mere martial success.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield action: elite chariot-warriors are throwing diverse weapons and charging at each other, preparing to engage in close, decisive fighting.