Shloka 26
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
वायुवेगसमस्पर्शाञ्चवे वायुसमांश्व ते । आरुह्य बलसम्पन्नान् वयःस्थांस्तुरगोत्तमान्
sañjaya uvāca | vāyuvegamasasparśāñ ca ye vāyusamāṃś ca te | āruhya balasampannān vayaḥsthāṃs turagottamān |
三阇耶说道：“他们跨上良驹——强健有力，正当壮年；其冲击如疾风扑面，令人难以承受，其奔速更与风争先——六位猛士便从浩大军阵中策马驰出。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined deployment of strength and speed in war: power must be organized and directed. Implicitly, it also reminds the listener that martial excellence accelerates the unfolding of fate and responsibility on the battlefield.
Sañjaya describes warriors mounting superb, wind-swift horses and riding out from the larger army formation, signaling an active maneuver—an advance or sortie—within the broader battle sequence.