Shloka 36
बलात् संस्तम्भयस्वैनं यत्रैषा भिद्यते चमू: । न हि भीष्मशरानन्य: सोढुमुत्सहते विभो,“जहाँ ये इस सेनाका संहार कर रहे हैं, वहीं पहुँचकर इन्हें बलपूर्वक स्तम्भित कर दो (जिससे ये आगे या पीछे किसी ओर हट न सकें)। विभो! तुम्हारे सिवा दूसरा कोई ऐसा नहीं है, जो भीष्मके बाणोंकी चोट सह सके”
balāt saṁstambhayasvainaṁ yatraiṣā bhidyate camūḥ | na hi bhīṣmaśarān anyaḥ soḍhum utsahate vibho ||
बलात् संस्तम्भयस्वैनं यत्रैषा भिद्यते चमूः । न हि भीष्मशरानन्यः सोढुमुत्सहते विभो ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the ethics of epic warfare, overwhelming force must be met with disciplined strategy and personal steadiness: when a single warrior’s prowess devastates the ranks, the response is to contain him decisively, and the capacity to endure suffering becomes a key measure of leadership and martial responsibility.
Sanjaya reports urgent battlefield counsel: at the spot where the army is being broken by the onslaught, the addressed hero is told to rush there and forcibly immobilize the attacker; Sanjaya adds that only this person has the strength to withstand Bhishma’s deadly volleys.