Shloka 26
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
तमायान्तं तथा दृष्टवा व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् । भीष्म भीमो महाबाहूु: प्रत्युदीयादमर्षित:,मुँह फैलाये हुए यमराजके समान भीष्मजीको आते देख महाबाहु भीमसेन अमर्षमें भरकर उनका सामना करनेके लिये आगे बढ़े
tam āyāntaṁ tathā dṛṣṭvā vyāttānanaṁ ivāntakam | bhīṣmaṁ bhīmo mahābāhuḥ pratyudīyād amarṣitaḥ ||
三阇耶说：见毗湿摩逼近，宛如张口欲噬的死神亲临，臂力无双的毗摩——胸中燃起凶烈的愤怒——挺身向前，欲与之对决。此刻正显战事的道德张力：个人的怒火与英雄的决断，冲撞着一位因职责而被系于战场的长者。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, righteous duty (dharma) and personal emotion collide: Bhīma’s anger drives him forward, while Bhīṣma—an elder bound by vow and allegiance—appears as an unavoidable force. It cautions that even justified causes can be pursued with inner turbulence, and that ethical struggle persists amid battlefield necessity.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīṣma is advancing in battle with terrifying intensity, compared to Death with an open mouth. Seeing this, Bhīma, powerful and enraged, steps forward to meet and oppose Bhīṣma directly.