Shloka 7
भीष्म–रामयुद्धवर्णनम्
Bhīṣma’s Account of the Strategic Engagement with Rāma Jāmadagnya
ततोऊहं विप्रमुख्यैस्तैर्यैरस्मि पतितो रथात् । उत्थापितो धृतश्चैव मा भैरिति च सान्त्वित:
tato ’haṃ vipramukhyais tair yair asmi patito rathāt | utthāpito dhṛtaś caiva mā bhair iti ca sāntvitaḥ | rājendra! etāṃ prārthanāṃ kṛtvā bāṇaiḥ kṣata-vikṣato ’haṃ rātry-ante prabhāta-samaye dāhiṇī-karavaṭena suptaḥ | mahārāja! kuruśreṣṭha! tataḥ paścāt ye brāhmaṇa-śiromaṇayas rathād patane māṃ dhṛtvā samutthāpitavantaḥ “mā bhaiḥ” iti ca sāntvayām āsuḥ, te eva svapne darśanaṃ dattvā mama caturdiśaṃ sthitvā yāṃ vācam ūcuḥ, tāṃ te kathayiṣyāmi—śṛṇu ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Alors ces brahmanes éminents—ceux qui m’avaient saisi lorsque je tombai du char, relevé, soutenu, et réconforté par ces mots : “Ne crains rien”—(réapparurent). Ô roi ! Après avoir formulé cette supplication, blessé et déchiré par les flèches, je me couchai à la fin de la nuit, à l’aube, sur le flanc droit. Ô grand roi, le meilleur des Kuru ! Ensuite, ces mêmes sages brahmanes m’accordèrent une vision en songe ; debout tout autour de moi, ils prononcèrent certaines paroles. Je te dirai ce qu’ils dirent—écoute.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the violence and injury of war, fear is to be met with steadiness and moral reassurance; the verse highlights the protective, guiding role of righteous Brahmins and the importance of receiving counsel with a composed mind.
Bhishma recounts that after being wounded by arrows and falling from a chariot, he was helped and consoled by eminent Brahmins. Later, at dawn, he lay down on his right side and then saw those same Brahmins appear in a dream, standing around him and speaking words he is about to report.