Shloka 503
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
असहां मन्यमानाश्च नातिप्रमनसो5 भवन् । उसके उस विशाल रूपको देखकर सब महारथी अपने लिये असहा मानते हुए हतोत्साह हो गये
asahān manyamānāś ca nātipramanaso 'bhavan |
سنجے نے کہا—اس کی وہ ہیبت ناک اور وسیع صورت دیکھ کر سب مہارَتھی اپنے آپ کو اس کے مقابلے میں بےبس سمجھنے لگے، ان کا حوصلہ ٹوٹ گیا اور وہ دل شکستہ ہو گئے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human strength and pride collapse when faced with an overwhelming, higher reality; ethical insight here is the recognition of one’s limits, which can restrain reckless violence and cultivate humility.
Sañjaya reports that, upon seeing a vast and awe-inspiring form, the assembled elite warriors become discouraged, thinking themselves unable to withstand it, and their morale breaks.