Shloka 19
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
नादं महान्तं मुक्त्वा स मूर्च्छितो गिरिमूर्धनि
nādaṃ mahāntaṃ muktvā sa mūrcchito girimūrdhani
Après avoir poussé un cri formidable, il s’effondra, évanoui, au sommet de la montagne.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of the embodied condition: even after a forceful outward expression (a great cry), a person may be overcome by emotion, fear, grief, or exhaustion and lose consciousness. In ethical reflection, it underscores compassion and realism about human vulnerability rather than harsh judgment.
Bhīṣma describes a moment where a person, after uttering a loud, intense cry, collapses unconscious on a mountain summit—suggesting a sudden crisis or overwhelming experience that physically incapacitates him.