Shloka 13
अध्याय ५५ — भीष्मस्य प्रचण्डविक्रमः, अर्जुनप्रत्युत्तरं, कृष्णस्य चक्रोद्यतिः
Chapter 55: Bhīṣma’s onslaught, Arjuna’s counter, and Kṛṣṇa’s raised discus
विदर्भमेकलैश्नैव कर्णप्रावरणैरपि । सहिता: सर्वसैन्येन भीष्ममाहवशोभिनम्
vidarbham ekalaiśnaiva karṇaprāvaraṇair api | sahitāḥ sarvasainyena bhīṣmam āhavaśobhinam ||
Sañjaya nói: Họ tiến về Vidarbha, trang bị đầy đủ, cả miếng che tai và các lớp giáp hộ thân, lại có toàn quân đi theo—Bhīṣma, rực sáng trong vinh quang chiến địa, dẫn đầu phía trước.
(संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of martial readiness and collective discipline in war: an army moves as a unified body, properly equipped, centered around a commander whose role is to embody courage and order amid violence.
Sañjaya describes a wartime movement: forces proceed toward Vidarbha, fully outfitted with protective gear, accompanied by the whole army, with Bhīṣma portrayed as radiant and formidable in the battle setting.