Shloka 84
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
महारथं भारत दुष्प्रकम्पं शरौधिणं प्रतपन्तं नरेन्द्रान् । भीष्म न शेकुः प्रतिवीक्षितुं ते शरार्चिषं सूर्यमिवातपन्तम्
mahārathaṃ bhārata duṣprakampaṃ śaraughiṇaṃ pratapantaṃ narendrān | bhīṣma na śekuḥ prativīkṣituṃ te śarārcīṣaṃ sūryam ivātapantam, bhārata!
三阇耶说道：噢婆罗多啊，毗湿摩——那难以撼动的大车战士——稳立不移，倾泻箭雨，灼逼站在般度一方的诸王。他如太阳般炽烈，周身缠绕着箭芒之辉；强悍到令他们连直视都不能承受。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming force of steadfast resolve and mastery in one’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma). At the same time, it gestures toward the ethical complexity of the Mahābhārata: even a venerable, principled elder like Bhīṣma can become an instrument of devastation when bound by vows and loyalties in a civil war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma stands firm on the battlefield, releasing dense volleys of arrows that torment the Pāṇḍava-aligned kings. Bhīṣma appears radiant and unbearable to face—likened to the blazing sun—so that opponents cannot even look directly at him.