Shloka 27
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
तमापतन्तं महता जवेन शिखण्डिनं भीष्ममभिद्रवन्तम् । निवारयामास हि शल्य एन- मस्त्रेण घोरेण सुदुर्जयेन
tam āpatantaṁ mahatā javena śikhaṇḍinaṁ bhīṣmam abhidravantam | nivārayāmāsa hi śalya enaṁ astreṇa ghoreṇa sudurjayena ||
三阇耶说道：“见尸建陀因以极大速度扑来，直冲毗湿摩而去，沙利耶便以一种可怖而难以抵御的兵器将他拦住，强行遏止。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield dharma in practice: warriors act swiftly to counter threats, protect key leaders, and uphold their side’s strategic responsibilities. It also reflects the ethical tension of war—valor and duty expressed through restraint and counteraction rather than uncontrolled violence.
Śikhaṇḍin charges at Bhīṣma with great speed. Śalya intervenes and stops Śikhaṇḍin by deploying a formidable, hard-to-resist weapon (astra), preventing the immediate assault on Bhīṣma.