Shloka 25
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
कथं वा पाण्डवान् युद्धे प्रत्युद्यात: परंतप: । विनिधघ्नन् सोमकान् वीरस्तदाचक्ष्व ममानघ
sañjaya uvāca |
kathaṃ vā pāṇḍavān yuddhe pratyudyātaḥ paraṃtapaḥ |
vinihighnan somakān vīras tad ācakṣva mamānagha ||
三阇耶说道：“那位焚灼仇敌的英雄，是如何在战阵中向般度五子推进的？当他在战场上击杀索摩迦诸军之时——无垢者啊——请告诉我，他当时又是怎样对般度五子发动攻势的。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic’s ethical frame for war: actions are viewed through the lens of kṣatriya valor and duty, while the narrator is pressed to give an accountable, detailed report of how violence is directed and against whom.
Sañjaya asks for a precise description of the enemy-scorching hero’s movements: after cutting down the Somakas on the battlefield, in what manner did he then advance to attack the Pāṇḍavas?