Shloka 9
वयोवृद्धावपि हि तौ क्षत्रधर्मपरायणौ । यतिष्येते परं शक््त्या स्थितौ वीरगते पथि,यद्यपि वे दोनों अवस्थाकी दृष्टिसे बहुत बूढ़े हैं, तथापि क्षत्रिय-धर्मका आश्रय ले वीरोंके मार्गमें स्थित हो अपनी शक्तिभर युद्ध करनेका प्रयत्न करेंगे
vayovṛddhāv api hi tau kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau | yatiṣyete paraṁ śaktyā sthitau vīragate pathi ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—যদিও তেওঁলোক দুয়ো বয়সে অতিশয় বৃদ্ধ, তথাপি ক্ষত্ৰধৰ্মত অটল। বীৰগতিলৈ যোৱা পথত দৃঢ় হৈ থিয় দি, অৱশিষ্ট সকলো শক্তি লগাই যুদ্ধ কৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰিব।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when physical strength declines with age, commitment to one’s svadharma—here, the kṣatriya’s duty of courage and steadfastness in battle—remains a moral anchor. The verse praises resolve: acting to the utmost of one’s capacity in the chosen duty, rather than retreating into excuse or fear.
Bhīṣma comments that two elderly warriors, despite their advanced years, will still take their stand in the warrior’s path and attempt to fight with maximum effort. The emphasis is on their unwavering adherence to kṣatriya conduct and readiness for a heroic end.