Shloka 44
भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash
पुत्राश्न तव गाड़ेयं परिवार्य ययुर्मुदा । कम्पयन्तो भुवं द्यां च क्षोभयन्तश्न॒ पाण्डवान्
sañjaya uvāca | putrāś ca tava gāḍheyaṃ parivārya yayur mudā | kampayanto bhuvaṃ dyāṃ ca kṣobhayantaś ca pāṇḍavān |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang mga anak mo, matapos palibutan nang mahigpit si Bhīṣma sa lahat ng panig, ay sumulong na may pagdiriwang sa dibdib. Sa kanilang pag-usad, wari’y pinanginginig nila ang lupa at ang langit; at sa pagpapamalas na iyon ng lakas, ginulo nila ang kalooban ng mga Pāṇḍava.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward power and triumphant display can be used to unsettle opponents; ethically, it points to the danger of martial pride (mada) and intimidation as tools that agitate minds, contrasting with the steadiness expected of those aligned with dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons march forward joyfully while tightly surrounding Bhīṣma, their movement portrayed as so forceful it ‘shakes earth and heaven,’ and it creates agitation among the Pāṇḍavas.