Shloka 3
भीष्म–रामयुद्धवर्णनम्
Bhīṣma’s Account of the Strategic Engagement with Rāma Jāmadagnya
जामदग्न्येन मे युद्धमिदं परमदारुणम् | अहानि च बहुन्यद्य वर्तते सुमहात्ययम्,आज बहुत दिन हो गये, जमदग्निनन्दन परशुरामजीके साथ यह मेरा अत्यन्त भयंकर और महान् अनिष्टकारक युद्ध चल रहा है
jāmadagnyena me yuddham idaṃ paramadāruṇam | ahāni ca bahūny adya vartate sumahātyayam ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Esta batalla mía con Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) es terriblemente espantosa. Aun hoy, después de que han pasado muchos días, continúa—trayendo consigo una calamidad inmensa».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of prolonged conflict: even a righteous warrior can recognize that certain confrontations, though bound to honor and duty, become deeply destructive and calamitous when they persist.
Bhīṣma describes his ongoing, many-days-long combat with Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma), emphasizing its extreme ferocity and the sense that it has become a great and harmful crisis.