Shloka 55
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
तथैव चेकितानो<पि चित्रसेनमवारयत् | तद् युद्धमासीत् सुमहत् तयोस्तत्र समागमे
tathaiva cekitāno 'pi citrasenam avārayat | tad yuddham āsīt sumahat tayos tatra samāgame ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Gayundin, pinigil din ni Cekitāna si Citrasena. Nang magtagpo sila roon, sumiklab ang isang napakalaking labanan sa pagitan nila—bawat isa’y buong lakas na nagsikap na pigilan ang pagsulong ng kabila at ipagtanggol ang sariling panig.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic in battle: steadfast resistance, protecting one’s side, and meeting force with disciplined valor—without introducing a separate moral sermon, it frames duty as action in context.
Sañjaya reports that Cekitāna stops Citrasena’s advance; as the two confront each other directly, their clash escalates into a fierce, major duel on the battlefield.