Shloka 103
।। सम्प्रेक्ष्य वै महाबुद्धिश्रचिन्तयित्वा च भारत,भारत! हंसोंके जाते समय उन्हें देखकर परम बुद्धिमान् भीष्मने कुछ चिन्तन करके उनसे कहा---मैं सूर्यके दक्षिणायन रहते किसी प्रकार यहाँसे प्रस्थान नहीं करूँगा। यह मेरे मनका निश्चित विचार है
saṃprekṣya vai mahābuddhiś cintayitvā ca bhārata, bhārata! haṃsānāṃ jāte samaye tān dṛṣṭvā parama-buddhimān bhīṣmaḥ kiñcid vicārya tān uvāca—ahaṃ sūryasya dakṣiṇāyane vartamāne kathaṃcid api ihaḥ prāṇān parityajya na yāsyāmi; eṣa me manasaḥ niścitaḥ saṅkalpaḥ.
Sañjaya said: O Bhārata! Seeing the swans as the time came for their departure, Bhīṣma—though supremely wise—looked on, reflected for a while, and then spoke to them: “So long as the sun is in its southern course, I will not depart from here in any way. This is my settled resolve.”
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