अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः |
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ||
Meaning
Therefore everyone stationed at your strategic points, in different divisions of army you must protect Bhishma alone.
Word to Word Meaning
अयनेषु – at strategic positions
च – and
सर्वेषु – all
यथाभागमवस्थिताः – places appropriately
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु – protect Bhishma
भवन्तः – you all
सर्व – all
एव – certainly, indeed
हि – surely
Widely Accepted Interpretations
- This verse gives us the importance of role of Bhishma in Duryodhan’s army. He is one of the key figure in the army, thus Duryodhan wants him to be protected.
- Duryodhan understands that Bhishma might be mentally incapable of waging war against the Pandavs, thus he wants Bhishma to be protected.