Shloka 86
आत्मनो बुद्धिदौर्बल्याद् भीष्ममासाद्य केशव । “केशव! ऐसी दशामें मैं तो अपनी बुद्धिकी दुर्बलताके कारण भीष्मसे टक्कर लेकर भीष्मरूपी अगाध जलराशिमें नावके बिना डूबा जा रहा हूँ
ātmano buddhidaurbalyād bhīṣmam āsādya keśava
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ កេសវៈ! ដោយសារភាពទន់ខ្សោយនៃការវិនិច្ឆ័យរបស់ខ្លួន ខ្ញុំបានទៅប្រឈមមុខនឹងភីស្មៈ ហើយឥឡូវនេះ ដោយគ្មានទូក ខ្ញុំកំពុងលិចចូលទៅក្នុងមហាសមុទ្រដ៏ជ្រៅមិនអាចវាស់បាន ដែលមានរូបរាងជាភីស្មៈ»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical self-scrutiny in crisis: recognizing one’s own flawed judgment (buddhi-daurbalya) and the danger of confronting a vastly superior force without proper means or guidance. It implicitly urges humility, prudent counsel, and reliance on right strategy rather than rash confidence.
Sanjaya reports a speaker’s confession to Krishna (Keshava): having come up against Bhishma, the speaker feels overwhelmed, likening Bhishma to a boundless ocean and himself to a person drowning without a boat—an image of helplessness before Bhishma’s might and experience in the Kurukshetra war.