Shloka 7
Bhīṣma’s Retrospective of the Jāmadagnya Rāma Encounter
Divyāstra-Pratiyuddha and Twilight Cessation
ततः सूतव्यसनिन विप्लुतं मां स भार्गव: । शरेणाभ्यहनद् गाढं विकृष्य बलवद्धनु:
tataḥ sūtavyasanin viplutaṃ māṃ sa bhārgavaḥ | śareṇābhyahanad gāḍhaṃ vikṛṣya balavaddhanuḥ ||
তখন সারথির বিপদে ব্যাকুল ও বিচলিত আমাকে সেই ভার্গব, শক্তিশালী ধনুক পূর্ণ টেনে, এক বাণে গভীর আঘাত করলেন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between human vulnerability and warrior duty: even when one is personally shaken by loss, conflict driven by vows and martial codes may proceed without pause, raising ethical questions about compassion amid combat.
Bhīṣma narrates that, at a moment when he was distressed due to misfortune involving his charioteer, Paraśurāma (the Bhārgava) powerfully drew his bow and struck Bhīṣma with an arrow, intensifying their confrontation.