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Chapter 1
Link:-Now Duryodhana to please Bhisma instructs all the great chariot-warriors of his army, and says:
ayanesu ea sarvesu yathabhagamavasthitah
bhismamevabhiraksantu bhavantah sarva eva hi
Now all of you, stationed in your respective positions on all fronts, guard Bhisma, in particular, on all sides. 11
Comment:-
Ayanesu ca sarvesu yathabhagamavasthitah bhismamevabhiraksantu bhavantah sarva eva hi—All of you (warriors), stationed in your respective position on different fronts, should guard Bhisma on all sides.
By saying the above words, Duryodhana wants to please Bhisma, so that he may be partial to his army. Secondly, he gives instruction to the warriors of his army, to see that Sikhandi should not face Bhisma. If Sikhandi comes in front of Bhisma, the latter will not use his arms and weapons against him, because he was a woman in the previous birth. In that birth also, first he was a woman and later he changed into a man. So Bhisma, by regarding him as a woman, has promised not to fight with Sikhandi. Sikhandi, had taken birth by Lord Sivas boon, to kill Bhisma. Therefore, if Bhisma is protected from Sikhandi, he will kill all other warriors of the army of Pandavas, and their victory is certain. Therefore, Duryodhana gives instruction to all the great chariot-warriors of his army, to guard Bhisma.
Link:-Finding Duryodhana discouraged by getting no hopeful response, from Dronacarya, Bhisma in order to express his affection for him, cheers him up. This is expressed by Sanjaya, in the next verse.
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