Shloka 1
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल १२५ श्लोक हैं।] #स्न्ैमा+ () अिमनने विशर्त्याधिकशततमो< ध्याय: भीष्मजीकी महत्ता तथा अर्जुनके द्वारा भीष्मको तकिया देना एवं उभय पक्षकी सेनाओंका अपने शिबिरमें जाना और श्रीकृष्ण-युधिषिर-संवाद धृतराष्ट उवाच कथमासंस्तदा योधा हीना भीष्मेण संजय । बलिना देवकल्पेन गुर्वर्थे ब्रह्मचारिणा
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | katham āsan tadā yodhā hīnā bhīṣmeṇa sañjaya | balinā devakalpena gurvarthaṃ brahmacāriṇā ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra hỏi: “Sañjaya, khi ấy tình trạng các chiến binh ra sao, lúc họ bị tước mất Bhīṣma—đấng hùng mạnh như thần, người đã giữ trọn đời phạm hạnh (brahmacarya) vì cha—sau khi Người ngã khỏi chiến xa?”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a single figure’s dharmic stature and disciplined vow (Bhīṣma’s brahmacarya undertaken for his father) can become a pillar of collective strength; when such a support is removed, the ethical and psychological foundations of an army—and of a ruler’s confidence—are shaken.
After Bhīṣma has fallen from his chariot and is no longer effectively leading, Dhṛtarāṣṭra anxiously asks Sañjaya to describe the state of the Kaurava warriors who have been left without Bhīṣma’s protection and command.