Shloka 47
भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
अवश्यं च मया कार्य पूर्वेषां चरितं महत् । कर्ता चाहं तथा कर्म यथा नान्य: करिष्यति,“मुझे अपने पूर्वजोंके महान् चरित्रका अनुकरण अवश्य करना चाहिये। अतः मैं युद्धमें वह पराक्रम कर दिखाऊँगा, जैसा दूसरा कोई नहीं करेगा”
avaśyaṃ ca mayā kāryaṃ pūrveṣāṃ caritaṃ mahat | kartā cāhaṃ tathā karma yathā nānyaḥ kariṣyati |
サンジャヤは言った。「我は必ずや、先祖たちの偉大なる行いに倣わねばならぬ。ゆえに戦場において、他のいかなる者にも成し得ぬほどの武勲を立て、その勇猛を示してみせよう。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames action as a matter of inherited duty and reputation: one should uphold the noble standards of one’s lineage. Ethically, it highlights how appeals to ancestral example can motivate courage and perseverance, but also how such pride-driven resolve can intensify commitment to war.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s inner resolve: he declares that he must emulate the great deeds of his forefathers and therefore intends to display unmatched valor in the coming battle.