Shloka 114

Devanagari script

छेत्स्याम्यहं तमप्याशु निर्वतो भव लोमश । “मैंने बहुतसे तंतु काट डाले हैं, केवल एक ही डोरी बाकी रख छोड़ी है। उसे भी मैं शीघ्र ही काट डालूँगा; अत: लोमश! तुम शान्त रहो, घबराओ न' ।। तयो: संवदतोरेवं तथैवापन्नयोर्द्रयो:

Transliteration

chetsyāmy ahaṃ tam apy āśu nirvato bhava lomaśa | tayoḥ saṃvadator evaṃ tathaivāpannayor dvayoḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “I have already cut away many strands; only a single cord remains. I shall cut that too without delay. Therefore, Lomasha, be calm—do not be distressed.” Thus, as the two of them spoke in this manner, both remained in the same afflicted condition.

Word by Word

छेत्स्यामिI shall cut

अहम्I

तम्him/that

अपिalso/even

आशुquickly

निर्वतःcalm, unagitated

भवbe (become)

लोमशO Lomasha

तयोःof those two

संवदतोःof the two conversing

एवम्thus

तथैवjust so, likewise

आपन्नयोःof the two who had come to/entered (a state)

द्रयोःof the two (reading uncertain)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Lomasha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain inner calm (nirvata) in adversity and act with firm resolve to remove the final cause of bondage or danger—steadiness of mind is presented as an ethical strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma addresses the sage Lomasha, assuring him that most ‘strands’ have already been cut and only one remains, which he will soon sever; he urges Lomasha not to panic, while the text notes that both are still in a distressed situation as they converse.