Shloka 41

एष चातिरणे भीष्मो दहते वै महाचमूम्‌ । युद्धेषु सदूशस्तात यमस्य वरुणस्य च,'तात! ये भीष्म रणक्षेत्रमें यमराज और वरुणके समान पराक्रम दिखाते हुए पाण्डवोंकी विशाल सेनाको अत्यन्त दग्ध कर रहे हैं!

sañjaya uvāca |

eṣa cātiraṇe bhīṣmo dahate vai mahācāmūm |

yuddheṣu sadṛśas tāta yamasya varuṇasya ca ||

அரசே! இந்தப் பீஷ்மன் போர்க்களத்தில் மாபெரும் படையையே எரித்தழிக்கிறான்; போரில் அவன் வல்லமை யமனுக்கும் வருணனுக்கும் ஒப்பானது.

एषःthis (man)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिरणेin the great battle / in the thick of battle
अतिरणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअतिरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दहतेburns / scorches
दहते:
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
महाचमूम्the great army
महाचमूम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाचमू
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
युद्धेषुin battles
युद्धेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
सदृशःlike / similar (to)
सदृशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तातO dear one / O son
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यमस्यof Yama
यमस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वरुणस्यof Varuna
वरुणस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yama
V
Varuṇa
P
Pāṇḍava army (mahācāmū)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how war can assume an impersonal, cosmic inevitability: Bhīṣma’s force is likened to Yama (inescapable consequence) and Varuṇa (binding order/restraint). It invites reflection on dharma in conflict—how even a righteous elder, bound by vows and allegiance, becomes a fearsome agent within a tragic moral landscape.

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, fighting fiercely on the battlefield, is devastating the opposing host—understood in context as the Pāṇḍavas’ large army—displaying extraordinary prowess comparable to divine powers.