Shloka 22
शिखण्डी तु रणे राजन् विव्याधैव पितामहम् । शरैरशनिसंस्पर्शैस्तथा सर्पविषोपमै:,महाराज! उस समय रणक्षेत्रमें शिखण्डी वज्रके समान स्पर्शवाले तथा सर्पविषके समान भयंकर बाणोंद्वारा पितामह भीष्मको घायल करने लगा
sañjaya uvāca | śikhaṇḍī tu raṇe rājan vivyādhaiva pitāmaham | śarair aśani-saṃsparśais tathā sarpa-viṣopamaiḥ ||
ข้าแต่มหาราช ในสนามรบนั้น ศิขัณฑีเริ่มยิงเจาะปิตามหะภีษมะด้วยศรที่สัมผัสดุจสายฟ้าและน่าหวาดหวั่นประหนึ่งพิษอสรพิษ
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh moral complexity of war: reverence for elders and ideals of honor can be overridden by battlefield strategy and the momentum of destiny, revealing how dharma in conflict often becomes entangled with necessity and prior causes.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Shikhandi is actively striking Bhishma with fierce arrows in battle, initiating the decisive pressure that will lead to Bhishma’s downfall.