Shloka 45
नाकम्पत महाराज क्षितिकम्पे यथाचल: । नरेश्वर! युद्धमें शिखण्डीके द्वारा आहत होकर भी कुरुवंशियोंके पितामह भीष्म उसी प्रकार कम्पित नहीं हुए
nākampata mahārāja kṣitikampe yathācalaḥ | nareśvara! yuddhe śikhaṇḍinā āhato 'pi kurūvaṃśīnāṃ pitāmaho bhīṣmaḥ sa tathā na kampitaḥ, yathā bhūkampaḥ sati 'pi parvato na calati || 44 h || tataḥ prahasya bībhatsur vyākṣipan gāṇḍivaṃ dhanuḥ |
Sañjaya sprach: O großer König! Selbst wenn die Erde bebte, erzitterte er nicht—wie ein Berg, der im Erdbeben unbewegt bleibt. O Herr der Menschen! Obwohl er im Kampf durch Śikhaṇḍī verwundet wurde, wankte Bhīṣma, der Ahnvater der Kurus, nicht im Geringsten. Da nahm Arjuna (Bībhatsu) lächelnd rasch den Gāṇḍīva-Bogen zur Hand.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣātra-tejas and dhṛti—steadfast courage under extreme pressure. Bhīṣma’s composure, even when wounded, is presented as an ethical ideal of unwavering resolve in one’s chosen duty, regardless of pain or shifting circumstances.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, though struck in battle through Śikhaṇḍī, remains unshaken like a mountain in an earthquake. Immediately after, Arjuna (called Bībhatsu) smiles and takes up his bow Gāṇḍīva, signaling the next escalation in the combat.