Shloka 85
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
न तं पश्यामि लोकेषु मां हन्याद् यः समुद्यतम्
na taṃ paśyāmi lokeṣu māṃ hanyād yaḥ samudyatam
Bhīṣma declares that he sees no one in any of the worlds who could strike him down when he stands fully prepared for battle—an assertion of his unmatched martial prowess and the moral weight of his vow-bound life as a kṣatriya elder on the battlefield.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of unwavering resolve and confidence in one’s duty, while also hinting at the epic’s larger tension between human prowess and the workings of destiny.
Bhīṣma, speaking amid the war context, proclaims that no being in any realm can kill him when he is fully armed and prepared—underscoring his fearsome reputation and dominance on the battlefield.