Shloka 48
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
अन्योन्यस्य रणे क्रुद्धौ चिक्षिपाते नरर्षभौ । क्रोधमें भरे हुए वे दोनों नरश्रेष्ठ युद्धमें एक-दूसरेपर लोहारके द्वारा माँजकर साफ किये हुए सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी बाणोंका प्रहार कर रहे थे || ४७ ई ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
anyonyasya raṇe kruddhau cikṣipāte nararṣabhau |
krodhena bhare hue ve donoṃ naraśreṣṭha yuddha meṃ ekadūsare par lohāra ke dvārā māṃjakara sāpha kiye hue sūrya ke samāna tejasvī bāṇoṃ kā prahāra kara rahe the ||
bhīmo bhīṣmavadhākāṅkṣī saumadattiṃ mahāratham |
bhīmasena bhīṣma ke vadha kī icchā rakhkar mahārathī bhūriśravā par coṭ karate the aura bhūriśravā bhīṣma kī vijaya cāhatā huā pāṇḍukumāra bhīmasena par prahāra karatā thā |
te donoṃ yuddha meṃ ekadūsare ke astroṃ kā pratīkāra karate hue laḍa rahe the |
三阇耶说道：战阵怒火中，那两位如人中雄牛的勇士彼此掷出兵刃，以如铁匠新磨、灿若骄阳的箭矢相击。毗摩一心欲取毗湿摩之命，便攻向大车战士娑摩达提之子（布利湿罗婆）；布利湿罗婆为求毗湿摩得胜，又反击般度之子毗摩。于是二人各以兵刃相制、互相格挡而战不止——私誓与阵营忠义驱动其暴烈，在更宏大的、充满道义纠葛的战法职责中翻涌。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how personal intentions (Bhima’s resolve to bring down Bhishma, Bhurishrava’s loyalty to Bhishma’s victory) intensify combat, showing the ethical tension in war: even when fighting is framed as kshatriya-duty, anger and partisan vows can eclipse restraint and widen the moral burden of violence.
Sanjaya describes a fierce duel: Bhima attacks Bhurishrava (Saumadatti), while Bhurishrava retaliates. Both are enraged, exchange brilliant arrows, and repeatedly counter each other’s weapons on the battlefield, each driven by allegiance to Bhishma’s fate.