Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Shloka 8
भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः
Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead
यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं तन्मे निगदत: शृणु । इस प्रकार एकत्र हुए पाण्डव महारथियोंपर आपके पुत्रोंने भी जिस प्रकार अपनी शक्ति और उत्साहके अनुसार आक्रमण किया, वह सब बताता हूँ, सुनिये ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu |
citraseno mahārāja cekitānaṃ samabhyayāt |
三阇耶说道：“请听我叙述。依各自的力量与斗志，你的儿子们向集结的般度族大车战士发起了进攻。在那场交锋中，陛下，质多罗军那迎向了支迦提那。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores measured exertion in action—fighters engage ‘according to strength and zeal’—and frames warfare as a field where personal capacity and resolve shape conduct, while the narrator maintains truthful, orderly reporting to the king.
Sañjaya continues describing the battle: the Kaurava forces attack the gathered Pāṇḍava great chariot-warriors, and specifically Citrasena moves to confront (or strike at) Cekitāna.
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