Shloka 14
भीष्मस्य धनुषश्छेदं नामृष्यन्त महारथा:
sañjaya uvāca | bhīṣmasya dhanuṣaś chedaṃ nāmṛṣyanta mahārathāḥ, atāḍayan raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sahitāḥ sarvasṛñjayāḥ | abhipetur bhuśaṃ kruddhāś chādayantaś ca pāṇḍavam ||
三阇耶说道：诸位大车战士无法忍受毗湿摩之弓被斩断，便与众斯林阇耶勇士结队，在战场上围攻毗湿摩。继而他们怒火炽盛，猛然冲向戴冠的阿周那，炫示武艺，以箭雨连发，从四面八方欲将这位般度之子淹没。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring ethical tension in the epic: when honor is wounded (the cutting of Bhishma’s bow), warriors often respond with anger and escalation. It implicitly contrasts disciplined kṣatriya duty with impulsive retaliation, showing how wrath can drive collective violence.
After Bhishma’s bow is cut, elite fighters cannot tolerate the affront. They unite and intensify the battle—assailing Bhishma and then charging in anger to smother the Pāṇḍava hero (understood as Arjuna) with a dense shower of arrows.