Shloka 35
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तव तेषां च भारत । न तत्रासीत् पुमान् कश्रिद् यो युद्ध नाभिकाड्क्षति,भारत! हमने वहाँ आपके और पाण्डवोंके सैनिकोंका अद्भुत उत्साह देखा। वहाँ ऐसा कोई पुरुष नहीं था, जो युद्ध न चाहता हो
tatrādbhutam apaśyāma tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata | na tatrāsīt pumān kaścid yo yuddhaṃ nābhikāṅkṣati ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “O Bhārata, doon namin nasaksihan ang kahanga-hangang alab ng loob sa magkabilang panig—sa inyong hukbo at sa kanila. Sa pook na iyon, walang lalaking hindi naghahangad ng labanan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intense, almost unanimous martial resolve on both sides, reflecting the kṣatriya ideal where battle is embraced as duty and honour; ethically, it underscores how collective fervour can propel a conflict forward even when its consequences are grave.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, on the battlefield, he observed extraordinary enthusiasm among both the Kaurava and Pāṇḍava troops—so strong that no man there was unwilling to fight.