Shloka 196
भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः
Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead
भीष्मस्याभिमुखान् यातान् वारयामासुराहवे । राजन! इसी प्रकार आपके अन्य योद्धाओंने भीष्मके सम्मुख गये हुए पाण्डव महारथियोंको युद्धमें आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया
bhīṣmasyābhimukhān yātān vārayāmāsur āhave | rājan! (anyaiḥ yodhāḥ api) bhīṣmasya sammukhaṁ gatān pāṇḍava-mahārathīn yuddhe agre vardhanāt (pravṛttyā) nivārayām āsuḥ ||
桑迦耶说道：“在激战之中，他们阻住了那些正面直趋毗湿摩的战士。大王啊，同样，你方其余勇士也在战斗中牵制了已前去对阵毗湿摩的般度族大车战士，使其不得继续推进。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield dharma as organized duty: protecting a key commander (Bhīṣma) and controlling the enemy’s advance through coordinated restraint, showing that war is fought not only by valor but by disciplined strategy and collective responsibility.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that when the Pāṇḍava elite warriors advanced to confront Bhīṣma directly, Kaurava fighters intervened and blocked them, preventing them from pushing forward toward Bhīṣma.