Shloka 5
कि ते विवक्षया वीर जहि भीष्मं महारथम् । न हान्यमनुपश्यामि कज्चिद् यौधिष्ठिरे बले
sañjaya uvāca |
kiṁ te vivakṣayā vīra jahi bhīṣmaṁ mahāratham |
na hi anyam anupaśyāmi kaścid yudhiṣṭhire bale ||
Sañjaya disse: “Ó herói, que mais há a dizer ou a ponderar? Abate Bhīṣma, esse grande guerreiro de carro. Pois no exército de Yudhiṣṭhira não vejo mais ninguém que possa, de fato, enfrentar Bhīṣma no campo de batalha.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the midst of war, prolonged hesitation can become ethically costly; leadership sometimes demands decisive action against even revered opponents when the larger duty (protecting one’s side and ending devastation) requires it.
Sañjaya reports an urgent counsel: the addressed hero is told to stop further deliberation and to strike down Bhīṣma, because no other warrior in Yudhiṣṭhira’s forces is seen as capable of facing Bhīṣma effectively.