Shloka 63

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः

Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma

Devanagari script

प्रजानां संशयो न स्यात्‌ कथं तन्मे वद प्रभो । भवान्‌ हि नो वधोपायं ब्रवीतु स्वयमात्मन:,प्रभो! हमारी प्रजाका जीवन संकटमें न पड़े, यह कैसे सम्भव हो सकता है? कृपया यह सब मुझे बताइये। आप स्वयं ही हमें अपने वधका उपाय बताइये

Transliteration

prajānāṃ saṃśayo na syāt kathaṃ tan me vada prabho | bhavān hi no vadhopāyaṃ bravītu svayam ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “So that there may be no doubt or peril for the people, tell me—how can that be ensured, O lord? Indeed, you yourself should declare to us the means by which you may be slain.”

Word by Word

• {'prajānām': 'of the subjects/people', 'saṃśayaḥ': 'doubt

• apprehension', 'na syāt': 'may there not be

• should not arise', 'katham': 'how?', 'tat': 'that (matter/means)', 'me': 'to me', 'vada': 'tell

• speak', 'prabho': 'O lord

• O master (vocative)', 'bhavān': 'you (honorific)', 'hi': 'indeed

• for', 'naḥ': 'to us

• for us', 'vadha-upāyam': 'means/strategy of killing

• method of slaying', 'bravītu': 'let (him/you) say

• should declare', 'svayam': 'oneself

• personally', 'ātmanaḥ': 'of oneself

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• prajā (the people/subjects)