Shloka 116

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

Devanagari script

विकर्णो वारयामास इच्छन्‌ भीष्मस्य जीवितम्‌ | इसी प्रकार शूरवीर नकुल बहुत-से सायकोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे, परंतु भीष्मके जीवनकी रक्षा चाहनेवाले विकर्णने उन्हें रोक दिया

Transliteration

vikarṇo vārayāmāsa icchan bhīṣmasya jīvitam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Wishing to preserve Bhīṣma’s life, Vikarṇa restrained the attack. Even as the heroic Nakula was showering many arrows, Vikarṇa—intent on protecting Bhīṣma—checked him, revealing how loyalty and duty to one’s commander can override the immediate impulse to strike in battle.

Word by Word

• विकर्णः: Vikarna
• विकर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारयामास: stopped / restrained
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular

• इच्छन्: wishing / desiring
• इच्छन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छति)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vikarṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Nakula
• arrows (sāyaka)