Shloka 26

Bhīṣma’s Retrospective of the Jāmadagnya Rāma Encounter

Divyāstra-Pratiyuddha and Twilight Cessation

Devanagari script

ततो वै सहसोत्थाय रामो मामभ्यवर्तत । पुनर्युद्धाय कौरव्य विद्वल: क्रोधमूरच्च्छित:,कुरुनन्दन! इसी समय परशुरामजी सहसा उठकर क्रोधसे मूर्च्छित एवं विह्नल हो पुनः युद्धके लिये मेरे समीप आये

Transliteration

tato vai sahasotthāya rāmo mām abhyavartata | punar yuddhāya kauravya vidvalaḥ krodha-mūrcchitaḥ ||

Translation

Lalu Rama (Parashurama) seketika bangkit dan maju lagi ke arahku untuk bertempur. Wahai keturunan Kuru, ia kebingungan, seakan pingsan oleh amarah, hendak memperbarui pertempuran.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

वैindeed, surely

सहसाsuddenly, quickly

उत्थायhaving risen

रामःRama (Parashurama)

माम्me

अभ्यवर्ततapproached, came near

पुनःagain

युद्धायfor battle

कौरव्यO descendant of Kuru

विद्वलःbewildered, distraught

क्रोध-मूर्च्छितःfainted/overcome with anger

कुरु-नन्दनO joy of the Kurus

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

Kauravya (a Kuru descendant; addressed listener)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can overwhelm discernment even in great figures, pushing conflict to renew itself. Implicitly it contrasts martial resolve with the ethical need for self-mastery (krodha-jaya) within kṣatriya conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma recounts that Paraśurāma suddenly rises and advances toward him again, intent on resuming the duel. The description emphasizes Paraśurāma’s rage-driven agitation as he returns to the fight.