Shloka 13
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
एवमस्त्राणि दिव्यानि रामस्याहमवारयम् । रामश्न मम तेजस्वी दिव्यास्त्रविदरिंदम:
evam astrāṇi divyāni rāmasyāham avārayam | rāmaś ca mama tejasvī divyāstravid arindamaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ainsi je ne cessais de parer les armes célestes de Rāma (Paraśurāma) ; et ce Rāma rayonnant—maître des traits divins et dompteur d’ennemis—neutralisait à son tour mes armes.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, mastery is shown not merely by striking but by restraint and control—neutralizing force with skill, avoiding needless devastation, and maintaining honor in combat.
Bhīṣma recounts the duel with Paraśurāma: each launches divine weapons, and each successfully counters the other’s missiles, showing parity in astravidyā (knowledge of weapon-mantras) and formidable personal energy.