Shloka 29
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
इसी प्रकार भीष्मपर चढ़ाई करनेवाले सहदेवको शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यने सामने आकर रोका, मानो वनमें किसी मतवाले हाथीपर मदोनन््मत्त गजराजने आक्रमण किया हो ।।
sañjaya uvāca | evaṃ bhīṣmaparaṃ cāḍhāya pravṛttam sahadevaṃ śaradvataputraḥ kṛpācāryaḥ samāgamya nyavārayat, yathā vane mattaṃ gajaṃ prati madonmatto gajarājaḥ pradhāvati || kṛpaś ca samare śūro mādrīputraṃ mahāratham | ājau jaghāna śarais tūrṇaṃ saptatyā rukmabhūṣaṇaiḥ ||
三阇耶说道：正是如此，当萨诃提婆冲上前去欲攻毗湿摩时，沙罗陀婆多之子克利波阿阇梨迎面而出，遏止其进势，犹如林中一头强壮的发情雄象猛扑向另一头醉狂之象。继而，战阵之中勇猛的克利波迅疾以七十支镶金之箭射中大车战士萨诃提婆——摩德丽之子——使其负伤，并在兵刃交争中止住了他的冲势。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield dharma as disciplined resistance and measured prowess: a warrior’s advance is met by an equally responsible counter-force, emphasizing that courage is paired with restraint, skill, and duty-bound opposition rather than uncontrolled violence.
As Sahadeva moves forward to attack Bhīṣma, Kṛpācārya steps in to block him. Kṛpa then quickly wounds Sahadeva with seventy gold-adorned arrows, checking Sahadeva’s momentum and shifting the immediate tactical situation.