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1.11Sanjaya
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अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः ।भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥

ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgam avasthitāḥ |bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi ||

अयनेषु · ayaneṣu
at the gates, entrances, positions
· ca
and
सर्वेषु · sarveṣu
in all
यथाभागम् · yathābhāgam
in your allotted places, as assigned
अवस्थिताः · avasthitāḥ
stationed, standing firm
भीष्मम् · bhīṣmam
Bhishma
एव · eva
above all, especially
अभिरक्षन्तु · abhirakṣantu
let them guard, protect
भवन्तः · bhavantaḥ
you (honorific plural)
सर्वे · sarve
all
एव · eva
indeed
हि · hi
surely, indeed

Stationed in your allotted places at every gate, guard Bhishma — all of you, above all.

Original plain-language translation

Duryodhana's closing order reveals his strategy and his fear: everything depends on the grandsire. Bhishma, bound by his vow yet loving the Pandavas, is the Kaurava army's strength and its question mark.

Reader's notes (original)