Shloka 25
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
कथं वा पाण्डवान् युद्धे प्रत्युद्यात: परंतप: । विनिधघ्नन् सोमकान् वीरस्तदाचक्ष्व ममानघ,अनघ! शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले वीरवर भीष्मने युद्धस्थलमें सोमकोंका संहार करते हुए उस समय पाण्डवोंपर किस प्रकार आक्रमण किया? वह सब भी मुझे बताओ
sañjaya uvāca |
kathaṃ vā pāṇḍavān yuddhe pratyudyātaḥ paraṃtapaḥ |
vinihighnan somakān vīras tad ācakṣva mamānagha ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “At paano sumalakay sa digmaan laban sa mga Pāṇḍava ang bayaning iyon, ang tagapagpasakit sa mga kaaway? Habang pinabubuwal niya ang mga Somaka sa larangan, isalaysay mo sa akin—o ikaw na walang sala—kung paano niya noon inilunsad ang paglusob sa mga Pāṇḍava.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic’s ethical frame for war: actions are viewed through the lens of kṣatriya valor and duty, while the narrator is pressed to give an accountable, detailed report of how violence is directed and against whom.
Sañjaya asks for a precise description of the enemy-scorching hero’s movements: after cutting down the Somakas on the battlefield, in what manner did he then advance to attack the Pāṇḍavas?