Shloka 85
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
अपतत् सहसा राजन् महोल्केव नभस्तलात्
apatat sahasā rājan maholkeva nabhastalāt | aṣṭabhir navabhir bhīṣmaḥ śaktiṃ ciccheda patribhiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O Hari, ang sibat na iyon ay biglang bumagsak mula sa langit na parang isang dambuhalang bulalakaw. Nang makita niyang nagliliyab iyon sa himpapawid, wari’y napaliligiran ng apoy, hindi man lamang natinag ang iyong ama na si Devavrata (Bhīṣma); sa walo o siyam na palaso, pinira-piraso niya ang sandata.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadiness under sudden danger is presented as a mark of kṣatriya-dharma: Bhīṣma’s lack of panic and his precise response show disciplined courage and mastery, where fear is subordinated to duty and trained skill.
A blazing spear-like missile drops from the sky like a meteor. Bhīṣma, unshaken, counters immediately by shooting eight or nine arrows that slice the incoming weapon into pieces before it can strike.