Bhishma Parva Adhyaya 100 Shloka 8 - Mahabharata | Japanese | Vedapath

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Shloka 8

भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय

Devanagari script

निवत्ते युधि गाड़ेये न्यस्तशस्त्रे च भारत

Transliteration

nivṛtte yudhi gāḍhe ye nyastaśastre ca bhārata | bharatavaṃśī nareśa! yadā yuddhe gaṅgānandano bhīṣmaḥ śastrāṇi nikṣepsyati sarvathā ca nivartsyate, tadāhaṃ yuddhe bhīṣmasya paśyataḥ somakaiḥ saha sarvān kuntīputrān yugapat ghātayiṣyāmi—iti te satyasya śapathena bravīmi |

Translation

カルナは言った。「おおバーラタよ、バーラタ族の王よ！激戦のさなか、ガンガーの子ビーシュマが武器を捨て、完全に戦列を退くその時、ビーシュマが戦場で見守るまさにその眼前で、ソーマカ族とともにクンティーの子らを一度にことごとく討ち滅ぼしてみせよう。これは真実にかけて誓い、汝に告げる。」

Word by Word

निवृत्तेwhen (he is) withdrawn/ceased

युधिin battle

गाढेfierce/intense

न्यस्त-शस्त्रेwhen weapons are laid down

चand

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

भरत-वंशीO one of Bharata’s lineage

नरेशO king

यदाwhen

युद्धेin the war

गङ्गा-नन्दनःthe son of Ganga (Bhishma)

भीष्मःBhishma

शस्त्राणिweapons

निक्षेप्स्यतिwill cast down/lay aside

चand

ततःthen/thereupon

सर्वथाentirely/in every way

निवर्तिष्यतेwill withdraw/cease

तदाat that time

अहम्I

भीष्मस्यof Bhishma

पश्यतःwhile (he is) watching / in the presence of

दृष्ट्वा-दृष्ट्वाbefore his very eyes (lit. seeing again and again)

सोमक-सहितान्together with the Somakas

समस्तान्all/entire

कुन्ती-पुत्रान्the sons of Kunti (Pandavas)

एकतःat once/together

हत्वाhaving slain

निहनिष्यामिI will slay

इतिthus

तेto you

सत्यस्यof truth

शपथम्an oath

कृत्वाhaving made/taken

ब्रवीमिI say

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karna

Bhishma

Ganga

Kunti-putras (Pandavas)

Somakas

Bharata (address)

Bharata dynasty (Kuru line)

weapons (śastra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how vows and appeals to truth (satya) can be used to intensify commitment in war, while also exposing an ethical tension: Karna frames his promised slaughter as contingent on Bhishma’s withdrawal, revealing how personal honor, rivalry, and strategic opportunity can override broader ideals of restraint and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna addresses the Kuru king (Duryodhana implied) and declares that once Bhishma withdraws from fighting and lays down his weapons, Karna will, in Bhishma’s very sight, kill the sons of Kunti together with the Somakas—swearing this as a solemn oath by truth.