भीष्म द्वारा श्वेत का वध

mahabharat bhishm parv mean bhishmavadh parv ke aantargat 48vean adhyay mean 'bhishm dvara shvet ke vadh' ka varnan hua hai, jo is prakar hai-

shvet aur bhishm ke bich yuddh

sanjay kahate haian rajendr! jab atmabal se sampann maharathi shvet ne apane hathoan ki phurti dikhate hue badi utavali ke sath krodhapoorvak paine banoan dvara un sab yuddhaoan ko rok diya. jaise sianh hathiyoan ke samooh ko age badhane se rok deta hai, usi prakar un sabhi maharathiyoan ko rokakar bhari ban varsha ke dvara shvet ne bhishm ka dhanush kat diya. tab shantanunandan bhishm ne doosara dhanush lekar yuddhasthal kank patrayukt paine banoan dvara shvet ko ghayal kar diya. rajanh! tab senapati shvet ne kupit ho us samarabhoomi mean bahut-se lohamay banoan dvara sab logo ke dekhate-dekhate bhishm ko kshat-vikshat kar diya. shvet ne sampoorn vishv ke vikhyat vir bhishm ko yuddh mean age badhane se rok diya, yah dekhakar raja duryodhan ke man mean badi vyartha huee sath hi apaki sena mean sab logoan par mahan bhay chha gaya. shvet ne viravar bhishm ko kunthit kar diya or unaka sharir banoan se kshat-vikshat ho gaya hai, yah dekhakar sab log yah manane lage ki bhishm ji shvet ke vash mean p d gaye aur unhian ke hath se mare jayeange. ab apake pita devavrat bhishm apane dhvaj ko tootakar gira hua aur sena ko nivarit ki huee dekhakar krodh ke adhin ho gaye. maharaj! unhoanne shvet par bahut-se banoan ki varsha ki, paranh‍tu rathiyoan mean shreshth shvet ne ranakshetr mean un sab sayako ka nivaran karake punah ek bhall ke dvara apake pita bhishm ka dhanush kat diya. rajanh! yah dekh ganganandan bhishm ne krodh moorchchhit ho us dhanush ko pheankakar doosara atyant prabal evan vishal dhanush le liya aur usake oopar patthar par rag d kar tej kiye hue sat vishal bhalloan ka sanghan kiya. unamean se char bhalloan ke dvara unhoanne senapati shvet ke char gho doan ko mar dala, do se unaka dhvaj kat diya aur apani phurti ka parichay dete hue satavean bhall ke dvara krodhapoorvak unake sarathi ka sir u da diya. ghode़ aur sarathi ke mare jane par mahabali shvet us rath se kood p de aur amarsh ke vashibhoot hokar vyakul ho uthe. rathiyoan mean shreshth shvet ka rathahin hua dekh pitamah bhishm ne charoan aur se paine banasamoohoan dvara unhean pi da deni prarambh ki. us samarabhoomi mean bhishmaji ke dhanush se chhoote hue banoan dvara pi dit hone par shvet ne dhanush ko rath par hi chho dakar suvarnamayi shakti hath mean le li. atyant agr, mahabhayankar, kaladand ke saman ghor aur mrityu ki jihra-si pratit hone vali us shakti ko shvet ne hath mean uthaya aur lanbi saans lete hue ranakshetr mean shantanuputr bhishm se is prakar kaha-‘bhishm! is samay sahasapoorvak khade़ raho. mujhe dekhoan aur purush bano’, aisa kahakar amit atmabal se sampann maha-dhanurdhar aur parakrami vir shvet ne bhishm par vah sarp ke saman bhayankar shakti chalayi. shvet pandavoan ka hit aur apake paksh ka ahit karane ki ichchha se parakram dikha rahe the.

sanjay kahate haian -rajanh! shvet ke hath se chhootakar yamadand ke saman prakashit hone vali aur keanchul nikali huee sarpini-ki bhaanti atyant bhay utpann karane vali us shakti ko dekhakar apake putroan ke dal mean mahanh hahakar mach gaya. rajanh! vah shakti akash se bahut badi ulaka ke saman sahasa giri. antariksh mean jvalaoan se ghiri huee-si us prajvalit shakti ko dekhakar apake pita devavrat ko tanik bhi ghabarahat nahian huee. unhoanne ath-nau ban marakar usake tukade़-tukade़ kar diye. bharatashreshth! uttam suvarn ki bani huee us shakti ko bhishm ke paine banoan se nasht hue dekh apake putr harsh ke mare jor-jor se kolahal karane lage. apani shakti ko is prakar viphal huee dekh virataputr shvet krodh se moorchchhit ho gaye. kal ne unaki vivek shakti ko nasht kar diya tha unh‍hean apane kartavy ka man n raha. unhoanne harsh se utsahit ho hॅsate-hॅsate bhishm ko mar dalane ke liye hath mean gada utha li. us samay unaki aankhean krodh se lal ho rahi thi. ve hath mean dand liye yamaraj ke saman jan p date the. jaise mahanh jal pravah kisi parvat se takarata ho, usi prakar ve gada liye bhishm ki aur daude. pratapi bhishm usake veg ko anivary samajhakar us prahar se bachane ke liye sahasa prithvi par kood p de. udhar shvet ne krodh se vyapt ho us gada ko akash mean ghumakar bhishm ke rath par pheank diya, manoan kuber ne gada ka prahar kiya ho. bhishm ko mar dalane ke liye chalayi huee us gada ke aghat se dhvaj, sarathi, ghode़, jua aur dhura adi ke sath vah sara rath choor-choor ho gaya. rathiyoan mean shreshth bhishm ko rathahin hua dekh shaly adi uttam maharathi ek sath daude़. tab doosare rathapar baithakar dhanush ki tankar karate hue ganganandan bhishm udas man se hॅsate hue se dhire-dhire shvet ki aur chale. isi bich mean bhishm ne apane hit se sambandh dekhane vali ek divy evan gambhir akashavani suni- ‘mahabahu bhishm! shighr prayatn karo.

bhishm dvara shvet ka vadh karana

is shvet par vijay pane ke liye brahmaji ne yahi samay nishchit kiya hai’. devadoot ka kaha hua yah vachan sunakar bhishmaji ka man prasann ho gaya aur unhoanne shvet ke vadh ka vichar kiya. rathiyoan mean shreshth shvet ko rathahin aur paidal dekh usaki raksha karane ke liye ek sath bahut-se maharathi dau de aye. unake nam is prakar hai- satyaki, bhimasen, drupadaputr dhrishtadyumn, kekayarajakumar, dhrishtaketu tatha parakrami abhimanyu. in sabako ate dekh amey shakti sampann bhishmaji ne dronachary, shaly tatha kripachary ke sath jakar unaki gati rok di, mano kisi parvat ne jal ke pravah ko avaruddh kar diya ho. samast mahamana pandavoan ke avaruddh ho jane par shvet ne talavar khianchakar bhishm ka dhanush kat diya. us kate hue dhanush ko pheankakar pitamah bhishm ne devadoot ke kathan par dhyan dekar turant hi shvet ke vadh ka nishchay kiya. tadanantar! apake pita maharathi devavrat ne turant hi doosara dhanush lekar vahaan vicharan karate hue hi kshanabhar mean us par pratyancha chadha di. vah indradhanush ke saman prakashit ho raha tha. bharatashreshth! apake pita ganganandan bhishm ne parashreshth bhimasen adi maharathiyoan se ghire hue senapati shvet ko dekhakar un par turant dhava kiya. us samay senanayak bhim ko samane ate dekh pratapi maharathi bhishm ne unhean sath banoan se ghayal kar diya. us samarabhoomi mean apake pita bharatashreshth bhishm ne jhuki huee gaanthavale tin banoan se abhimanyu ko chot pahuanchayi. bharatavanshiyoan ke un pitamah ne yuddhasthal sau banoan se satyiki ko, bis sayako dvara dhrishtadyumn ko aur paanch banoan se kekayarajakumar ko kshat-vikshat kar diya. us prakar apake pita bhishm ne apane bhayankar banoan dvara un sampoorn maha-dhanurdharoan ko jahaan ke tahaan rokakar punah shvet par hi akraman kiya.

tadanantar mahabali bhishm ne dhanush ko khianchakar usake oopar ek mrityu ke saman bhayankar, bhari-se-bhari lakshy ko bedhane mean samarth, uttam aur duahsah pankhayukt ban rakha phir use brahmastr dvara abhimantrit karake chho d diya. us samay devataoan, gandharvoan, pishachoan, nago tatha rakshasoan ne bhi dekha, vah ban mahanh vajr ke saman prajvalit ho utha aur amit balashali shvet ke kavach tatha hriday ko bhi chhedakar dharati mean sama gaya. jaise doobata hua soory apani prabha sath lekar shighr hi ast ho jata hai, usi prakar vah ban shvet ke sharir se usake pran lekar chala gaya. bhishm ke dvara mare gaye narashreshth shvet yuddhasthal mean hamane dekha. vah tootakar gire hue parvat ke saman jan p data tha. mahabali pandav tatha us dal ke doosare kshatriy shvet ke liye shok mean doob gaye. idhar apake putr samast kaurav harsh se ullasit ho uthe. rajanh! shvet ko mara gaya dekh apaka putr duahshasan baje-gaje ki bhayankar dhvani ke sath charo aur nachane laga. sangramabhoomi mean shobha pane vale bhishmaji ke dvara mahadhanurdhar shvet ke mare jane par shikhandi adi mahadhanurdhar rathi bhay ke mare kaanpane lage. rajanh! tab senapati shvet ke mare jane ke karan arjun aur shrikrishn dhire-dhire apani sena ko yuddhabhoomi se pichhe hata liya. bharat! phir apaki aur pandavoan ki sena bhi us samay yuddh se virakt ho gayi. us samay apake aur shatru paksh ke sainik bhi barabar garjana kar rahe the. us dvarath yuddh mean jo bhayankar sanhar hua tha, usake liye chinta karate hue shatrusantapi pandav maharathi udas man se shivir mean laut aye.

sambandhit lekh

mahabharat bhishm parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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jambookhandavinirman parv
kurukshetr mean ubhay paksh ke sainikoan ki sthiti | kaurav-paandav dvara yuddh ke niyamoan ka nirman | vedavyas dvara sanjay ko divy drishti ka dan | vedavyas dvara bhayasoochak utpatoan ka varnan | vedavyas dvara amangalasoochak utpatoan ka varnan | vedavyas dvara vijayasoochak lakshanoan ka varnan | sanjay dvara dhritarashtr se bhoomi ke mahattv ka varnan | panchamahabhootoan dvara sudarshan dvip ka sankshipt varnan | sudarshan dvip ke varsh tatha shashakriti adi ka varnan | uttar kuru, bhadrashvavarsh tatha malyavan ka varnan | ramanak, hiranyak, shriangavan parvat tatha airavatavarsh ka varnan | bharatavarsh ki nadiyoan tatha deshoan ka varnan | bharatavarsh ke janapadoan ke nam tatha bhoomi ka mahattv | yugoan ke anusar manushyoan ki ayu tatha gunoan ka niroopan
bhoomi parv
sanjay dvara shakadvip ka varnan | kush, krauanch tatha pushkar adi dvipoan ka varnan | rahoo, soory evan chandrama ke praman ka varnan
shrimadbhagavadgita parv
sanjay ka dhritarashtr ko bhishm ki mrityu ka samachar sunana | bhishm ke mare jane par dhritarashtr ka vilap | dhritarashtr ka sanjay se bhishmavadh ghatanakram janane hetu prashn karana | sanjay dvara yuddh ke vrittant ka varnan arambh karana | duryodhan ki sena ka varnan | kauravoan ke vyooh, vahan aur dhvaj adi ka varnan | kaurav sena ka kolahal tatha bhishm ke rakshakoan ka varnan | arjun dvara vajravyooh ki rachana | bhimasen ki adhyakshata mean paandav sena ka age badhana | kaurav-paandav senaoan ki sthiti | yudhishthir ka vishad aur arjun ka unhean ashvasan | yudhishthir ki ranayatra | arjun dvara devi durga ki stuti | arjun ko devi durga se var ki prapti | sainikoan ke harsh tatha utsah vishayak dhritarashtr aur sanjay ka sanvad | kaurav-paandav sena ke pradhan viroan tatha shankhadhvani ka varnan | svajanavadh ke pap se bhayabhit arjun ka vishad | krishn dvara arjun ka utsahavardhan evan saankhyayog ki mahima ka pratipadan | krishn dvara karmayog evan sthitaprajn ki sthiti aur mahima ka pratipadan | kartavyakarm ki avashyakata ka pratipadan evan svadharmapalan ki mahima ka varnan | kamanirodh ke upay ka varnan | nishkam karmayog tatha yogi mahatma purushoan ke acharan evan mahima ka varnan | vividh yajnoan tatha jnan ki mahima ka varnan | saankhyayog, nishkam karmayog, jnanayog evan dhyanayog ka varnan | nishkam karmayog ka pratipadan aur atmoddhar ke lie prerana | dhyanayog evan yogabhrasht ki gati ka varnan | jnan-vijnan evan bhagavan ki vyapakata ka varnan | krishn ka arjun se bhagavan ko janane aur n janane valoan ki mahima ka varnan | brahm, adhyatm tatha karmadi vishayak arjun ke sat prashn aur unaka uttar | krishn dvara bhaktiyog tatha shukl aur krishn margoan ka pratipadan | jnan vijnan sahit jagat ki utpatti ka varnan | prabhavasahit bhagavan ke svaroop ka varnan | asuri aur daivi sampada valoan ka varnan | sakam aur nishkam upasana ka varnan | bhagavadbhakti ki mahima ka varnan | krishn dvara arjun se sharanagati bhakti ke mahattv ka varnan | krishn dvara apani vibhooti aur yogashakti ka varnan | krishn dvara prabhavasahit bhaktiyog ka kathan | krishn dvara apani vibhootiyoan aur yogashakti ka pun: varnan | arjun dvara krishn se vishvaroop ka darshan karane ki prarthana | krishn aur sanjay dvara vishvaroop ka varnan | arjun dvara krishn ke vishvaroop ka dekha jana | arjun dvara krishn ki stuti aur prarthana | krishn ke vishvaroop aur chaturbhujaroop ke darshan ki mahima ka kathan | sakar aur nirakar upasakoan ki uttamata ka nirnay | bhagavatprapti vale purushoan ke lakshanoan ka varnan | jnan sahit kshetr-kshetrajn ka varnan | prakriti aur purush ka varnan | jnan ki mahima aur prakriti-purush se jagat ki utpatti ka varnan | sattv, raj aur tam gunoan ka varnan | bhagavatprapti ke upay tatha gunatit purushoan ke lakshanoan ka varnan | sansaravriksh aur bhagavatprapti ke upay ka varnan | prabhav sahit parameshvar ke svaroop aur purushottam ke tattv ka varnan | daivi aur asuri sampada ka phalasahit varnan | shastr ke anukool acharan karane ke lie prerana | shraddha aur shastr viparit ghor tap karane valoan ka varnan | ahar, yajn, tap aur dan ke bhed ki vyakhya | om, tath‌ aur sath‌ ke prayog ki vyakhya | tyag aur saankhyasiddhant ka varnan | bhaktisahit nishkam karmayog ka varnan | phal sahit varn-dharm ka varnan | upasana sahit jnananishtha ka varnan | bhaktipradhan karmayog ki mahima ka varnan | gita ke mahatmy ka varnan
bhishmavadh parv
yudhishthir ka bhishm, dron adi se anumati lekar yuddh hetu taiyar hona | kaurav-paandavoan ke pratham din ke yuddh ka prarambh | ubhay paksh ke sainikoan ka dvandv yuddh | kaurav-paandav sena ka ghamasan yuddh | bhishm ke sath abhimanyu ka bhayankar yuddh | shaly dvara uttarakumar ka vadh aur shvet ka parakram | virat ke putr shvet ka mahaparakram | bhishm dvara shvet ka vadh | bhishm ka prachand parakram tatha pratham din ke yuddh ki samapti | yudhishthir ki chianta aur shrikrishn dvara unako ashvasan | dhrishtadyumn ka utsah aur krauancharun vyooh ki rachana | kaurav sena ki vyooh rachana | kaurav-paandav sena mean shankhadhvani aur sianhanad | bhishm aur arjun ka yuddh | dhrishtadyumn aur dronachary ka yuddh | bhimasen ka kaliangoan aur nishadoan se yuddh | bhimasen dvara shakradev aur bhanuman ka vadh | bhimasen dvara kee gajarajoan aur ketuman ka vadh | bhimasen dvara kaurav sena ke asankhy sainikoan ka vadh | abhimanyu aur arjun ka parakram tatha doosare din ke yuddh ki samapti | kaurav-paandavoan ki vyooh rachana | ubhay paksh ki senaoan ka ghamasan yuddh | paandav viroan ka parakram aur kaurav sena mean bhagad d | duryodhan aur bhishm ka sanvad | bhishm ka parakram | krishn ka bhishm ko marane ke lie udyat hona | arjun dvara kaurav sena ki parajay aur tisare din ke yuddh ki samapti | kaurav-paandav senaoan ka vyooh nirman | bhishm aur arjun ka dvairath yuddh | abhimanyu ka parakram | dhrishtadyumn dvara shal ke putr ka vadh | dhrishtadyumn aur shaly adi donoan paksh ke viroan ka yuddh | bhimasen dvara gajasena ka sanhar | bhimasen ka parakram | satyaki aur bhoorishrava ki muthabhe d | bhimasen aur ghatotkach ka parakram | kauravoan ki parajay tatha chauthe din ke yuddh ki samapti | dhritarashtr-sanjay prasang mean duryodhan ka bhishm se paandavoan ki vijay ka karan poochhana | bhishm ka brahma dvara ki huee bhagavat-stuti ka kathan | narayanavatar shrikrishn evan naravatar arjun ki mahima ka pratipadan | bhagavan shrikrishn ki mahima | brahmabhootastotr tatha shrikrishn aur arjun ki mahatta | kauravoan dvara makaravyooh tatha paandavoan dvara shyenavyooh ka nirman | bhishm aur bhimasen ka ghamasan yuddh | bhishm, arjun adi yoddhaoan ka ghamasan yuddh | kaurav-paandav senaoan ka paraspar ghor yuddh | kaurav-paandav yoddhaoan ka dvandv yuddh | bhoorishrava dvara satyaki ke das putroan ka vadh | arjun ka parakram tatha paanchavean din ke yuddh ki samapti | paandavoan dvara makaravyooh tatha kauravoan dvara krauanchavyooh ka nirman | dhritarashtr ki chinta | bhimasen, dhrishtadyumn tatha dronachary ka parakram | ubhay paksh ki senaoan ka sankul yuddh | bhimasen ke dvara duryodhan ki parajay | abhimanyu adi ka dhritarashtraputroan ke sath yuddh tatha chhathe din ke yuddh ki samapti | bhishm dvara duryodhan ko ashvasan | kaurav-paandav senaoan ka mandal aur vajravyooh banakar bhishan sangharsh | shrikrishn aur arjun se darakar kaurav sena mean bhagad d | dronachary aur virat ka yuddh tatha virataputr shankh ka vadh | shikhandi aur ashvatthama ka yuddh | satyaki dvara alambush ki parajay | dhrishtadyumn aur duryodhan tatha bhimasen aur kritavarma ka yuddh | iravan dvara vind-anuvind ki parajay | bhagadatt dvara ghatotkach ki parajay | madraraj par nakul aur sahadev ki vijay | yudhishthir dvara raja shrutayu ki parajay | mahabharat yuddh mean chekitan aur kripachary ka moorchhit hona | bhoorishrava se dhrishtaketu tatha abhimanyu se chitrasen adi ki parajay | susharma adi se arjun ka yuddharambh | arjun ka parakram aur paandavoan ka bhishm par akraman | yudhishthir ka shikhandi ko upalambh | bhimasen ka purusharth | bhishm aur yudhishthir ka yuddh | dhrishtadyumn ke sath vind-anuvind ka sangram | dron adi ka parakram aur satavean din ke yuddh ki samapti | vyoohabaddh kaurav-paandav senaoan ki ranayatra | vyoohabaddh kaurav-paandav senaoan ka ghamasan yuddh | bhishm ka ranabhoomi mean parakram | bhimasen dvara dhritarashtr ke ath putroan ka vadh | duryodhan aur bhishm ka yuddh vishayak vartalap | kaurav-paandav sena ka ghamasan yuddh aur bhayanak janasanhar | iravan dvara shakuni ke bhaiyoan ka vadh | alambush dvara iravan ka vadh | ghatotkach aur duryodhan ka bhayanak yuddh | ghatotkach ka duryodhan evan dron adi viroan ke sath yuddh | ghatotkach ki raksha ke lie bhimasen ka agaman | bhim adi shooraviroan ke sath kauravoan ka yuddh | duryodhan aur bhimasen tatha ashvatthama aur raja nil ka yuddh | ghatotkach ki maya se kaurav sena ka palayan | bhishm ki ajna se bhagadatt ka ghatotkach se yuddh hetu prasthan | bhagadatt ka ghatotkach, bhimasen aur paandav sena ke sath yuddh | iravan ke vadh se arjun ka du:khapoorn udgar | bhimasen dvara dhritarashtr ke nau putroan ka vadh | abhimanyu aur ambashth ka yuddh | yuddh ki bhayanak sthiti ka varnan aur athavean din ke yuddh ki samapti | duryodhan ki shakuni tatha karn adi ke sath paandavoan par vijay hetu mantrana | duryodhan ka bhishm se paandavoan ka vadh athava karn ko yuddh hetu ajna dene ka anurodh | bhishm ka duryodhan ko arjun ka parakram batana aur bhayankar yuddh ki pratijna | duryodhan dvara bhishm ki raksha ki vyavastha | ubhayapaksh ki senaoan ki vyooh rachana tatha ghamasan yuddh | vinashasoochak utpatoan ka varnan | abhimanyu ke parakram se kaurav sena ka yuddhabhoomi se palayan | abhimanyu tatha draupadi ke putroan ka alambush se ghor yuddh | abhimanyu dvara alambush ki parajay | arjun ke sath bhishm ka yuddh | kripachary, dronachary tatha ashvatthama ke sath satyaki ka yuddh | dronachary aur susharma ke sath arjun ka yuddh | bhimasen dvara ranabhoomi mean gajasena ka sanhar | kaurav-paandav ubhay paksh ki senaoan ka ghamasan yuddh | raktamayi rananadi ka varnan | arjun dvara trigartoan ki parajay | abhimanyu se chitrasen ki parajay | satyaki aur bhishm ka yuddh | duryodhan dvara du:shasan ko bhishm ki raksha ka adesh | shakuni ki ghu dasavar sena ki parajay | yudhishthir aur nakul-sahadev ke sath shaly ka yuddh | bhishm dvara parajit paandav sena ka palayan | bhishm ko marane ke lie krishn ka udyat hona | arjun dvara udyat hue krishn ko rokana | navean din ke yuddh ki samapti | krishn v paandavoan ki gupt mantrana | krishnasahit paandavoan ka bhishm se unake vadh ka upay poochhana | ubhayapaksh ki sena ka ran prasthan v dasavean din ke yuddh ka prarambh | shikhandi ko age kar paandavoan ka bhishm par akraman | shikhandi evan bhishm ka yuddh | bhishm-duryodhan sanvad | bhishm dvara lakhoan paandav sainikoan ka sanhar | arjun ke protsahan se shikhandi ka bhishm par akraman | du:shasan ka arjun ke sath ghor yuddh | kaurav-paandav paksh ke pramukh maharathiyoan ke dvandvayuddh ka varnan | dronachary ka ashvatthama ko ashubh shakunoan ki soochana dena | dronachary ka ashvatthama ko dhrishtadyumn se yuddh karane ka adesh | kaurav paksh ke das maharathiyoan ke sath bhim ka ghor yuddh | kaurav maharathiyoan ke sath bhim aur arjun ka adbhut purusharth | bhishm ke adesh se yudhishthir ka un par akraman | kaurav-paandav sainikoan ka bhishan yuddh | kaurav-paandav maharathiyoan ke dvandvayuddh ka varnan | bhishm ka adbhut parakram | ubhay paksh ki senaoan ka yuddh tatha du:shasan ka parakram | arjun ke dvara bhishm ka moorchchhit hona | bhishm dvara paandav sena ka bhishan sanhar | arjun ka bhishm ko rath se girana | sharashayya par sthit bhishm ke pas rrishiyoan ka agaman | bhishm dvara uttarayan ki pratiksha kar pran dharan karana | bhishm ki mahatta | arjun dvara bhishm ko takiya dena | ubhay paksh ki senaoan ka apane shibir mean jana evan krishn-yudhishthir sanvad | arjun dvara bhishm ki pyas bujhana | arjun ki prasansha kar bhishm ka duryodhan ko sandhi ke lie samajhana | bhishm aur karn ka rahasyamay sanvad