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Shloka 116

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

विकर्णो वारयामास इच्छन्‌ भीष्मस्य जीवितम्‌ | इसी प्रकार शूरवीर नकुल बहुत-से सायकोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे, परंतु भीष्मके जीवनकी रक्षा चाहनेवाले विकर्णने उन्हें रोक दिया

vikarṇo vārayāmāsa icchan bhīṣmasya jīvitam |

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഭീഷ്മന്റെ ജീവൻ കാക്കണമെന്നാഗ്രഹിച്ച് വികർണൻ ആക്രമണം തടഞ്ഞു. വീരനായ നകുലൻ അനേകം അമ്പുകൾ മഴപോലെ വർഷിച്ചിരുന്നുവെങ്കിലും, ഭീഷ്മരക്ഷാർത്ഥം വികർണൻ അവനെ മുന്നോട്ട് പോകാതെയാക്കി.

विकर्णःVikarna
विकर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वारयामासstopped / restrained
वारयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वारयति)
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular
इच्छन्wishing / desiring
इच्छन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)
भीष्मस्यof Bhishma
भीष्मस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
जीवितम्life
जीवितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
V
Vikarṇa
B
Bhīṣma
N
Nakula
A
arrows (sāyaka)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a battlefield ethic where allegiance and protective duty toward a revered commander (Bhīṣma) can compel a warrior (Vikarṇa) to restrain even a legitimate enemy assault, showing how dharma in war includes guarding those one is bound to honor and defend.

During the Kurukṣetra fighting, Nakula is raining arrows, but Vikarṇa intervenes to stop him because he wants Bhīṣma to remain alive, indicating active protection of Bhīṣma by Kaurava allies amid intense combat.