Shloka 13
ततः किरीटी संरब्धो भीष्ममेवाभ्यधावत,अताडयन् रणे भीष्मं सहिता: सर्वसृञज्जया: । समस्त सूंजय वीर एक साथ संगठित हो भयंकर शतघ्नी, परिघ, फरसे, मुद्गर, मुसल, प्रास, गोफन, स्वर्णमय पंखवाले बाण, शक्ति, तोमर, कम्पन, नाराच, वत्सदन््त और भुशुण्डी आदि अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंद्वारा रणभूमिमें भीष्मको सब ओरसे पीड़ा देने लगे
tataḥ kirīṭī saṃrabdho bhīṣmam evābhyadhāvat | atāḍayan raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: Então Arjuna, o herói de diadema, inflamado de determinação, arremeteu diretamente contra Bhīṣma. E todos os guerreiros Sṛñjaya, unidos, golpearam Bhīṣma no campo de batalha de todos os lados, buscando hostilizá-lo e pressioná-lo duramente na fúria da guerra. A cena ressalta a ética sombria do combate kṣatriya: concentra-se a força para conter um ancião quase invencível, enquanto reverência e dever colidem em meio às necessidades da batalha.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension within kṣatriya-dharma: even revered elders like Bhīṣma become legitimate targets when they stand as the chief obstacle in a righteous war. Collective action and disciplined resolve are portrayed as necessary to restrain overwhelming power, while the ethical weight of fighting one’s own kin remains implicit.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, stirred to action, charges directly at Bhīṣma. Simultaneously, the Sṛñjaya forces unite and attack Bhīṣma from all sides on the battlefield, attempting to pressure and weaken him through coordinated assault.