Shloka 16
भीष्म–रामयुद्धवर्णनम्
Bhīṣma’s Account of the Strategic Engagement with Rāma Jāmadagnya
ततो जित्वा त्वमेवैनं पुनरुत्थापयिष्यसि । अस्त्रेण दयितेनाजौ भीष्म सम्बोधनेन वै,'भीष्म! तदनन्तर अपने उस प्रिय अस्त्रके द्वारा युद्धमें विजयी होकर तुम्हीं उन्हें सम्बोधनास्त्रद्वारा पुन: जगाकर उठाओगे
tato jitvā tvam evainaṁ punar utthāpayiṣyasi | astreṇa dayitenaājau bhīṣma sambodhanena vai |
Then, after defeating him, you yourself will raise him up again. In the battle, by means of your beloved weapon—and indeed by the ‘awakening’ weapon of address, calling out “Bhīṣma!”—you will rouse him back to consciousness.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in war is to be governed by dharma: even after victory, one should act with restraint and responsibility, not with needless cruelty—restoring the fallen when the aim is correction or duty rather than annihilation.
Bhīṣma describes a sequence in which the addressed warrior defeats an opponent and then revives or rouses him again—using a favored weapon and also the force of direct address (“Bhīṣma!”), suggesting a controlled, purposeful use of martial skill.