Shloka 20
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
भारत! वहाँ भीमसेनके द्वारा बाणोंसे ताड़ित हुए आपके सैनिक खूनसे लथपथ होकर परलोकगामी होने लगे ।।
bhārata! tatra bhīmasenena bāṇais tāḍitāḥ tava sainikāḥ śoṇitena liptāḥ paralokagāmino 'bhavan. nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sātyakiś ca mahārathaḥ tava sainyaṃ samāsādya pīḍayāmāsur ojasā.
三阇耶说道：噢，婆罗多啊！在那里，你的士卒也被毗摩塞那的箭矢射中，浑身血染，开始走向来世。那俱罗、娑诃提婆与大车战士萨底耶吉冲入你的军阵，以强横之力严厉压迫你的军队。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark ethical gravity of war: martial duty and heroic force operate within kṣatriya-dharma, yet the immediate fruit is suffering and death. It implicitly warns that choices leading to battle carry irreversible consequences for entire armies, not only for leaders.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīmasena’s arrows are cutting down Kaurava soldiers, leaving them blood-soaked and dying. Simultaneously, Nakula, Sahadeva, and the great warrior Sātyaki surge into the Kaurava ranks and harry the army with overwhelming vigor.