Shloka 22
अहन्यहनि पार्थानां वृद्ध: कुरुपितामह: । भीष्मो दश सहस्राणि जघान परवीरहा
sañjaya uvāca | ahany ahani pārthānāṁ vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ | bhīṣmo daśa sahasrāṇi jaghāna paravīrahā, tāta |
三阇耶说道：“日复一日，俱卢族年迈的祖父——毗湿摩，这位诛灭敌方勇士者——不断斩杀般度婆军中一万名战士。”
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The verse underscores the terrifying efficacy of disciplined martial power when yoked to a contested sense of duty: even an elder revered as a 'grandsire' can become an engine of destruction in a fratricidal war, reminding readers that dharma in conflict can produce tragic outcomes despite personal virtue or mastery.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhishma, leading the Kaurava side, is cutting down the Pandava forces relentlessly—'ten thousand' each day—highlighting Bhishma’s dominance on the battlefield during the Bhishma Parva phase of the Kurukshetra war.