Shloka 27
भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः
Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array
प्रगृह्य विपुलं चाप॑ं ज्ञातिभि: परिवारित: । शूलमुद्गरहस्तैश्न नानाप्रहरणैरपि,उसके जाति-बन्धु हाथोंमें शूल, मुद्गर आदि नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्र लेकर उसे सब ओरसे घेरे हुए थे और उसने एक विशाल धनुष ले रखा था
pragṛhya vipulaṃ cāpaṃ jñātibhiḥ parivāritaḥ | śūlamudgarahastaiś ca nānāpraharaṇair api ||
سنجے نے کہا—اس کے قبیلے کے لوگ نیزے، گُرز اور طرح طرح کے ہتھیار ہاتھوں میں لیے اسے چاروں طرف سے گھیرے ہوئے تھے؛ اور وہ خود ایک عظیم کمان تھامے کھڑا تھا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between familial bonds and martial duty: in war, one may be physically and socially enclosed by one’s own people, yet compelled to act according to allegiance and kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a warrior holding a large bow while being surrounded by his relatives, who are armed with spears, maces, and other weapons—depicting a tightly formed, weapon-bearing encirclement in the battlefield setting.