Shloka 17
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
तान् नामृष्यत कौन्तेयो जीवमाना गता इति । अन्वीय च पुन: सर्वास्तव पुत्रानपीडयत्
tān nāmṛṣyata kaunteyo jīvamānā gatā iti | anvīya ca punaḥ sarvāstava putrān apīḍayat |
三阇耶说道：昆蒂之子毗摩塞那无法忍受他们竟能活着逃脱的念头。于是他再度追击，强力压迫你所有的儿子，以箭矢射伤并不断骚扰他们。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the ethics of war, uncontrolled anger can intensify violence, yet tactical necessity also drives pursuit: allowing defeated enemies to withdraw safely may enable them to regroup and cause further harm. The verse highlights the tension between restraint and battlefield prudence.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma could not accept that the opposing warriors had escaped alive. He chased them again and afflicted Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons with renewed arrow-attacks.