Shloka 86
आत्मनो बुद्धिदौर्बल्याद् भीष्ममासाद्य केशव । “केशव! ऐसी दशामें मैं तो अपनी बुद्धिकी दुर्बलताके कारण भीष्मसे टक्कर लेकर भीष्मरूपी अगाध जलराशिमें नावके बिना डूबा जा रहा हूँ
ātmano buddhidaurbalyād bhīṣmam āsādya keśava
সঞ্জয় বললেন— “হে কেশব! নিজের বুদ্ধির দুর্বলতার বশে আমি ভীষ্মের মুখোমুখি হয়েছি; আর এখন নৌকা-বিহীন হয়ে ভীষ্মরূপ অগাধ সমুদ্রে ডুবে যাচ্ছি।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical self-scrutiny in crisis: recognizing one’s own flawed judgment (buddhi-daurbalya) and the danger of confronting a vastly superior force without proper means or guidance. It implicitly urges humility, prudent counsel, and reliance on right strategy rather than rash confidence.
Sanjaya reports a speaker’s confession to Krishna (Keshava): having come up against Bhishma, the speaker feels overwhelmed, likening Bhishma to a boundless ocean and himself to a person drowning without a boat—an image of helplessness before Bhishma’s might and experience in the Kurukshetra war.