Shloka 47
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
वृषभस्तु महाराज बहुधा विपरिक्षत: । अमुच्यत महारीौद्रात् तस्माद् वीरावकर्तनात्,महाराज! वृषभ बहुत घायल हो गया था तो भी वीरोंका उच्छेद करनेवाले उस महाभयंकर संग्रामसे उसने अपने-आपको किसी प्रकार मुक्त कर लिया
vṛṣabhas tu mahārāja bahudhā viparīkṣataḥ | amucyata mahāraudrāt tasmād vīrāvakartanāt ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O Hari, bagaman si Vṛṣabha ay sugatan at binugbog sa maraming paraan, nakalaya pa rin siya sa kung paanong paraan mula sa labang labis na mabangis at nakapanghihilakbot—isang larangan ng paglipol na pumuputol sa mga bayani.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of war: it is ‘hero-cutting’ and morally heavy, and endurance under extreme trial becomes a defining virtue. It implicitly cautions that even valor is entangled with suffering and destruction.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Vṛṣabha, though grievously wounded in many ways, managed to extricate himself from a terrifying, ferocious phase of the battle that was felling warriors.