Shloka 40
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
निष्क्रम्य ते नरव्याप्रा दंशिताश्रित्रयोधिन: । प्रतर्दन॑ समाजग्मु: शरवर्षैरुदायुधा:
niṣkramya te naravyāprā daṃśitāśritrayodhinaḥ | pratardanaṃ samājagmuḥ śaravarṣair udāyudhāḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Pagkalabas nila, ang mga lalaking iyon—abala sa digmaan, matitibay ang baluti, at bihasa sa pakikipaglaban mula sa karwahe—ay sumugod laban kay Pratardana. Nakataas ang mga sandata, sinalakay nila siya sa ulang-palaso.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of readiness and disciplined engagement in battle: warriors properly equipped and organized advance decisively, illustrating how duty in warfare emphasizes preparedness, coordinated action, and steadfast courage.
A group of armoured chariot-fighters sally out and converge upon Pratardana, attacking him with raised weapons and a heavy volley of arrows.