Shloka 196
अमर्षवशमापन्नो योधयामास सृञ्जयान् । राजन्! तब आपके पितृतुल्य शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्म बाणोंकी मार खाकर अमर्षमें भर गये और सृंजयोंके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
amarṣavaśam āpanno yodhayāmāsa sṛñjayān | rājan, tava pitṛtulyaḥ śāntanunandano bhīṣmo bāṇānāṁ mārāṁ khātvā amarṣeṇa samapūryata, sṛñjayaiś ca saha yuddhaṁ cakāra |
三阇耶说道：他为忿怒所制，便与斯林阇耶诸军交战。大王啊！你那如父般的长者——善檀奴之子毗湿摩——遭受箭矢齐射之后，胸中怒焰大炽，遂与斯林阇耶正面厮杀。此段揭示：即便是可敬的持守法（dharma）之人，也会在战场挑衅下被驱入激烈搏战，显出克制与武士职责之间的道德张力。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a key ethical tension in the epic: even a revered elder committed to dharma can be swept up by amarṣa (indignant anger) when provoked, yet still acts within the frame of kṣatriya-duty on the battlefield. It invites reflection on self-control versus the obligations of one’s role in a just or fated war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, after being hit by many arrows, becomes enraged and turns to fight the Sṛñjaya warriors intensely, escalating the combat on the Kurukṣetra field.