Shloka 69
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
Devanagari script
को हि स्थातुमलं लोके मम क्रुद्धस्य संयुगे
Transliteration
ko hi sthātum alaṁ loke mama kruddhasya saṁyuge
Translation
பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—“நான் கோபம் கொண்டு போர்க்களத்தில் நிற்கும்போது, இந்த உலகில் யார் என்னை எதிர்த்து நிலைத்திருக்க முடியும்?”
Word by Word
कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
स्थातुम्to stand/remain
स्थातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (तिष्ठति)
FormTumun (infinitive)
अलम्able/sufficient (to)
अलम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअलम्
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
ममof me/my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
क्रुद्धस्यof (me) enraged
क्रुद्धस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध (√क्रुध्)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular, क्त (past participle)
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming power of wrath when joined to martial prowess, implicitly pointing to the ethical need for self-restraint: true dharmic strength includes mastery over anger, not merely the ability to overpower others.
Bhishma, speaking in the Shanti Parva’s reflective discourse, recalls or evokes his formidable battlefield presence, asserting that when he is enraged in combat, no one can withstand him.