Shloka 51
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
त्वं च कामगमस्तात मायास्त्रे च विशारद: । कृतवैरश्न पार्थेन तस्मादेनं रणे जहि
tvaṃ ca kāmagamas tāta māyāstre ca viśāradaḥ | kṛtavairaś ca pārthena tasmād enaṃ raṇe jahi ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Mahal kong kaanak, nakagagalaw ka ayon sa iyong nais at bihasa sa paggamit ng mga sandatang may daya. Yamang ang anak ni Pṛthā—si Bhīma—ay nagkaroon din ng alitan sa iyo, kaya sa labanan ay patayin mo ang Irāvān na ito.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how, in the logic of war, capability (skill with māyā-weapons and freedom of movement) and prior enmity are invoked to justify lethal action. It invites reflection on the tension between dharma (restraint, proportionality) and the pull of vengeance and tactical advantage.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield exhortation: the addressed warrior is urged to use his special mobility and expertise in deceptive/illusory weaponry to kill Irāvān, with the added motive that Bhīma (a Pāṇḍava) has become his enemy, making Irāvān a target to be eliminated in combat.