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Shloka 126

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

वारयामास संक्रुद्ध: कृप: शारद्वतो युधि । राजन! युद्धस्थलमें भीष्मके रथकी ओर जाते हुए सहदेवको कुपित हुए शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यने रोक दिया

vārayāmāsa saṅkruddhaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato yudhi | rājan! yuddhasthale bhīṣmasya rathasya oraṃ gacchantaṃ sahadevaṃ kupitaḥ śaradvanasya putraḥ kṛpācāryo nyavārayat |

三阇耶说道:战阵之中,舍罗陀婆之子克利波怒而坚决,拦住了正向毗湿摩战车逼近的娑诃提婆。由此可见,即便在沙场,长老与师长亦力图遏止危险的冲锋,以有纪律的介入来导引战局,而非任由失控的怒火左右。

वारयामासstopped / restrained
वारयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootवारय् (√वृ/वार् caus.)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
संक्रुद्धःenraged
संक्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंक्रुद्ध (सम् + √क्रुध्, past passive participle)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृपःKripa
कृपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शारद्वतःson of Śaradvat (Śāradvata)
शारद्वतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशारद्वत (patronymic adjective/pratipadika)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
K
Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya, Śāradvata)
Ś
Śaradvan
S
Sahadeva
B
Bhīṣma
B
Bhīṣma’s chariot
B
battlefield

Educational Q&A

Even amid righteous warfare, action should be governed by discipline and strategic restraint; unchecked anger or reckless advance is countered by responsible intervention, especially by seasoned elders who understand the larger consequences.

Sahadeva moves toward Bhīṣma’s chariot on the battlefield, and Kṛpācārya—angered—steps in to stop him, preventing Sahadeva’s direct approach to Bhīṣma at that moment.