Originally posted by: CaptainSpark
Depends on whom he targetted at. He was a skilled warrior. He said he would not FIGHT a woman ie Shikhandi no??
Here I am citing again.
Sanjaya said, "Thus all the Pandavas, placing Sikhandin before them pierced Bhishma in that battle repeatedly surrounding him on all sides. And all the Srinjayas, uniting together, struck him with dreadful Sataghnis, and spiked maces, and battle-axes, and mallets, and short thick clubs, and bearded darts, and other missiles, and arrows furnished with golden wing, and darts and lances and kampanas; and with long shafts, and arrows furnished with heads shaped like the calf-tooth, and rockets. Thus afflicted by many, his coat of mail was pierced everywhere. But though pierced in every vital part, Bhishma felt no pain. On the other hand, he then seemed to his enemies to resemble in appearance the (all-destructive) fire that rises at the end of Yuga.
This is when he did not shoot back, this is when Shikhandi was placed. Before that, Arjun-Bhishma were fighting!
Arjuna vs Bheeshma happened after that, it is weird how can they place Shikhandi before them and surround Bheeshma from all sides? 5 Pandavas and One Shikhandi surrounding Bheeshma from all sides
'Those mighty shafts, whetted on stone and furnished with golden wings, which the great car-warrior Sikhandin shot, quickly penetrated into Bhishma's body. Then the diadem-decked (Arjuna), excited with wrath, and placing Sikhandin ahead rushed at Bhishma and cut off the latter's bow
The above happened after the incident you have quoted, Here Arjuna placed Shikhandi before him and went to attacks Bheeshma
Thereupon mighty car-warriors, seven in number, viz., Drona and Kritavarman, and Jayadratha the ruler of the Sindhus, and Bhurisravas, and Sala, and Salya, and Bhagadatta could not brook that act of Arjuna. Inflamed with rage, they rushed at him. Indeed, those mighty car-warriors, invoking into existence celestial weapons, fell with great wrath upon that son of Pandu, and covered him with their arrows.
After Arjuna cut Bheeshma's bow, 7 warriors from Kuru side used celestial weapons on him and covered him with arrows, here other pandavas started protecting Arjuna, after this
Sikhandin, however, that foremost of car-warriors, protected by Arjun
Shikhandi wasn't a human shield, he was in his chariot
Then the son of Ganga took up another bow that was tougher. That even was cut off by Phalguni with three sharp shafts. Indeed, that chastiser of foes, viz., Arjuna, who was capable of drawing the bow with even his left hand, excited with rage, one after another, cut off all the bows that Bhishma took up. Then Bhishma, whose bows were thus cut off, excited with rage, and licking the corners of his mouth, took up a dart that was capable of riving a hill. In rage he hurled it at Phalguni's car
Bheeshma was attacking Arjuna but Arjuna cut his bows, Bheeshma wasn't fighting with Shikhandi who was on a different chariot, Bheeshma was ignoring him and Shikhandi didn't even do anything to him, it was Arjuna who cut his bow and dart, Bheeshma was in no way incapacitated by Shikhandi, he lost against Arjuna and he was fighting, then Arjuna moved closer
And striking Bhishma's chariot with ten arrows, Arjuna caused him to tremble. The son of Ganga then took up another bow that was stronger. Within, however, the twinkling of an eye, as soon, in fact, as it was taken up, Arjuna cut that bow also into three fragments with three broad-headed shafts. And thus the son of Pandu cut off in that battle even all the bows of Bhishma. After that, Bhishma the son of Santanu, no longer desired to battle with Arjuna. The latter,however, then pierced him with five and twenty arrows.
It was Arjuna who made Bheeshma surrender, he didn't put his weapon down for Shikhandi, he lost to Arjuna. Bheeshma was attacking Arjuna, Shikhandi's presence didn't stop him from using weapon on Arjuna, if Shikhandi had killed Bheeshma then it would have been a different matter
Edited by NoraSM - 5 years ago
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