Shloka 3
Bhīṣma’s Retrospective of the Jāmadagnya Rāma Encounter
Divyāstra-Pratiyuddha and Twilight Cessation
ततः सूतो मम सुहृच्छरवर्षेण ताडित: । अपयातो रथोपस्थान्मनो मम विषादयन्,उस समय मेरा प्रिय सुहद् सारथि बाणवर्षासे पीड़ित हो मेरे मनको विषादमें डालता हुआ रथकी बैठकसे नीचे गिर गया
tataḥ sūto mama suhṛccharavarṣeṇa tāḍitaḥ | apayāto rathopasthān mano mama viṣādayan |
Da wurde mein Wagenlenker—mein lieber Wohlgesinnter—von einem Pfeilhagel getroffen und überwältigt; er stürzte vom Sitz des Wagens herab und erfüllte mein Herz mit Gram.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of warfare: even righteous duty in a martial context brings unavoidable suffering, and attachment to loyal companions intensifies grief. It implicitly urges steadiness of mind and ethical reflection amid violence.
Bhīṣma describes a moment in battle where his charioteer, a trusted well-wisher, is hit by a heavy volley of arrows and falls from the chariot-seat, leaving Bhīṣma distressed.