Shloka 24
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
तेन त्वभिहतो गाढं बाणवेगवशं गतः । मुमोह समरे रामो भूमौ च निपपात ह,उसकी गहरी चोट खाकर परशुरामजी उस बाणके वेगके अधीन हो समरभूमिमें मूर्च्छित हो गये और धरतीपर गिर पड़े
tena tv abhihato gāḍhaṃ bāṇavegavaśaṃ gataḥ | mumoha samare rāmo bhūmau ca nipapāta ha ||
Bhīṣma dijo: Herido con fuerza por aquella flecha y dominado por su ímpetu, Rāma (Paraśurāma) perdió el sentido en medio del combate y cayó al suelo. La escena subraya que, en la guerra, aun el más poderoso puede ser abatido por el empuje de un solo acto bien dirigido, recordando al oyente los sobrios límites del vigor corporal en un conflicto tenido por justo.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sobering truth that physical prowess is limited: in the dynamics of battle, even a renowned warrior-sage like Paraśurāma can be overpowered by the force of an arrow. It implicitly cautions against pride in strength and points to the gravity and unpredictability of violent conflict.
In Bhīṣma’s narration of the combat, Paraśurāma is struck severely by an arrow; carried away by its momentum, he loses consciousness on the battlefield and collapses to the earth.