Mahabharata 6.121.30 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 121, Shloka 30
एवं दश दिशो भीष्म: शरजालै: समन्तत: । अतीत्य सेनां पार्थानामवतस्थे चमूमुखे
evaṁ daśa diśo bhīṣmaḥ śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ | atītya senāṁ pārthānām avatasthau camūmukhe ||
సంజయుడు పలికెను—ఇట్లుగా భీష్ముడు పది దిశలందు చుట్టూరా బాణజాలమును విస్తరింపజేసి, పార్థుల సేనను ఛేదించి సేనాగ్రమున నిలిచెను.
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The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness and tactical excellence in battle—how disciplined force and command presence can dominate the field—while implicitly reminding the listener that such prowess operates within the larger moral tension of a dharma-conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma saturates the battlefield with arrows in every direction, overwhelms the Pāṇḍava ranks, and then positions himself at the very front of the Kaurava host, asserting control over the engagement.
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