Shloka 4
Bhīṣma’s Retrospective of the Jāmadagnya Rāma Encounter
Divyāstra-Pratiyuddha and Twilight Cessation
ततः सूतो ममात्यर्थ कश्मलं प्राविशन्महत् । पृथिव्यां च शराघातान्निपपात मुमोह च
tataḥ sūto mamātyarthaṃ kaśmalaṃ prāviśan mahat | pṛthivyāṃ ca śarāghātān nipapāta mumohaca ||
Bhishma said: “Then my charioteer was seized by an overwhelming anguish. Struck by the impact of arrows, he fell to the ground and lost consciousness.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of violence: even attendants like the charioteer can be overwhelmed by intense anguish and physical shock. It implicitly underscores the ethical gravity of warfare and the vulnerability of the mind under trauma.
Bhishma narrates that his charioteer, struck by arrows, is overcome by severe distress, falls to the ground, and faints—showing the immediacy and brutality of the conflict being described.