Shloka 20
मा वो भीष्माद् भयं किज्चिदस्त्वद्य युधि सूंजया: । ध्रुवं भीष्म विजेष्याम: पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम्
mā vo bhīṣmād bhayaṁ kiñcid astv adya yudhi sṛñjayāḥ | dhruvaṁ bhīṣmaṁ vijeṣyāmaḥ puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam ||
Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi các Sṛñjaya, hôm nay trong chiến trận chớ hề sợ Bhīṣma. Đặt Śikhaṇḍin ở tuyến đầu, chúng ta nhất định sẽ khuất phục Bhīṣma.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Courage in duty is strengthened by clear resolve and intelligent planning; even an invincible warrior can be checked when he is bound by dharma-based restraints, showing how ethical commitments shape outcomes in war.
Sañjaya reports an assurance to the Sṛñjaya warriors that they need not fear Bhīṣma that day, because the plan is to place Śikhaṇḍin at the front—leveraging Bhīṣma’s refusal to fight Śikhaṇḍin—to secure victory over him.