TEXT 11

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ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu
yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ
bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu
bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi

Synonyms

ayaneṣu — på de strategiske placeringer; ca — også; sarveṣu — overalt; yathā-bhāgam — som arrangeret forskelligt; avasthitāḥ — er placeret; bhīṣmam — til bedstefader Bhīṣma; eva — sandelig; abhirakṣantu — bør give støtte; bhavantaḥ — I; sarve — alle respektivt; eva hi — sandelig.

ayaneṣu — in the strategic points; ca — also; sarveṣu — everywhere; yathā-bhāgam — as differently arranged; avasthitāḥ — situated; bhīṣmam — unto Grandfather Bhīṣma; eva — certainly; abhirakṣantu — should give support; bhavantaḥ — you; sarve — all respectively; eva hi — certainly.

Translation

Nu må I alle yde bedstefader Bhīṣma fuld støtte derfra, hvor I står på jeres respektive strategiske placeringer i hærens slagorden.

All of you must now give full support to Grandfather Bhīṣma, as you stand at your respective strategic points of entrance into the phalanx of the army.

Purport

FORKLARING: Efter at have rost Bhīṣmas evner kom Duryodhana i tænke om, at andre måske kunne føle sig forbigået, så på sin sædvanlige diplomatiske facon forsøgte han med ovenstående udtalelse at udglatte eventuelle misforståelser. Han understregede, at Bhīṣmadeva utvivlsomt var den største helt, men han var trods alt en gammel mand, så alle måtte især sørge for at dække ham fra alle sider. Måske ville han blive så optaget af striden, at fjenden kunne benytte sig af hans travlhed i den anden ende af slagmarken. Det var derfor vigtigt, at de andre helte holdt deres strategiske stillinger, så fjenden ikke kunne bryde falanksen. Duryodhana var overbevist om, at Kuruernes sejr afhang af Bhīṣmadeva. Han havde fuld tillid til Bhīṣmadeva og Droṇācāryas fulde opbakning i kampen, for han vidste udmærket godt, at de ikke havde ytret et ord, dengang Arjunas hustru Draupadī i sin hjælpeløse tilstand havde bønfaldt dem om retfærdighed, da hun skulle tvinges til at vise sig nøgen for øjnene af alle de store generaler i forsamlingen. Skønt han vidste, at de to generaler nærede en vis hengivenhed for Pāṇḍavaerne, håbede han på, at de nu ville lade den fare, som de havde gjort det under terningespillet.

Duryodhana, after praising the prowess of Bhīṣma, further considered that others might think that they had been considered less important, so in his usual diplomatic way, he tried to adjust the situation in the above words. He emphasized that Bhīṣmadeva was undoubtedly the greatest hero, but he was an old man, so everyone must especially think of his protection from all sides. He might become engaged in the fight, and the enemy might take advantage of his full engagement on one side. Therefore, it was important that other heroes not leave their strategic positions and allow the enemy to break the phalanx. Duryodhana clearly felt that the victory of the Kurus depended on the presence of Bhīṣmadeva. He was confident of the full support of Bhīṣmadeva and Droṇācārya in the battle because he well knew that they did not even speak a word when Arjuna’s wife Draupadī, in her helpless condition, had appealed to them for justice while she was being forced to appear naked in the presence of all the great generals in the assembly. Although he knew that the two generals had some sort of affection for the Pāṇḍavas, he hoped that these generals would now completely give it up, as they had done during the gambling performances.