Shloka 1

Devanagari script

अपन का बा | अत-#--#क+ द्वयशीर्त्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: भीष्म और परशुरामका युद्ध भीष्म उवाच ततः प्रभाते राजेन्द्र सूर्ये विमलतां गते । भार्गवस्य मया सार्ध पुनर्युद्धमवर्तत,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजेन्द्र! तदनन्तर प्रातः:काल जब सूर्यदेव उदित होकर प्रकाशमें आ गये, उस समय मेरे साथ परशुरामजीका युद्ध पुनः प्रारम्भ हुआ

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | tataḥ prabhāte rājendra sūrye vimalatāṃ gate | bhārgavasya mayā sārdhaṃ punar yuddham avartata ||

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai raja, kemudian pada waktu fajar—ketika matahari telah terbit dan cahaya menjadi jernih—pertempuran antara Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) dan aku pun dimulai kembali.”

Word by Word

{'bhīṣma uvāca''Bhishma said', 'tataḥ': 'then

thereafter', 'prabhāte''at dawn

in the morning', 'rājendra''O best of kings (address to the king)', 'sūrye': 'when the sun (had risen)

with the sun', 'vimalatām gate''having attained clarity/brightness

when the light became clear', 'bhārgavasya''of the Bhargava

of Parashurama (descendant of Bhṛgu)', 'mayā''by me

with me', 'sārdham''together with

in company with', 'punar''again', 'yuddham': 'battle

combat', 'avartata''arose

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Parashurama (Bhargava)

Surya (the Sun)

King (rājendra, addressed listener)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in a vowed duty: even after a pause (night), the opponents resume combat at dawn, reflecting the kshatriya ideal of endurance and commitment to one’s chosen course, whatever the personal cost.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates to the king that when morning came and the sun’s light became clear, his duel with Parashurama began again—signaling the continuation of their prolonged and intense confrontation.