Shloka 36
Bhīṣma’s Dream-Counsel and the Prasvāpa Astra (भीष्मस्वप्नदर्शनम् / प्रस्वापास्त्रोपदेशः)
त्वत्समो नास्ति लोके5स्मिन् क्षत्रिय: पृथिवीचर: । गम्यतां भीष्म युद्धेडस्मिंस्तोषितो 5हं भृशं त्वया,'भीष्म! इस जगत्में भूतलपर विचरनेवाला कोई भी क्षत्रिय तुम्हारे समान नहीं है। जाओ, इस युद्धमें तुमने मुझे बहुत संतुष्ट किया है”
tvatsamo nāsti loke 'smin kṣatriyaḥ pṛthivī-caraḥ | gamyatāṃ bhīṣma yuddhe 'smin toṣito 'haṃ bhṛśaṃ tvayā ||
「この世において、大地を巡るクシャトリヤで汝に比肩する者はない。ゆけ、ビーシュマよ。この戦いで汝は我を大いに満足させた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds the kṣatriya ideal of excellence in duty: valor and steadfast performance in battle are recognized as worthy of honor. It also shows how public praise functions as an ethical currency in warrior culture—affirming merit and reinforcing dharma-based conduct in conflict.
Bhīṣma is addressed and praised as unmatched among earth-roaming kṣatriyas. The speaker declares himself greatly pleased by Bhīṣma’s conduct in the battle and grants him leave to depart—an acknowledgment of Bhīṣma’s decisive contribution and stature.