Shloka 7

Bhīṣma’s Retrospective of the Jāmadagnya Rāma Encounter

Divyāstra-Pratiyuddha and Twilight Cessation

Devanagari script

ततः सूतव्यसनिन विप्लुतं मां स भार्गव: । शरेणाभ्यहनद्‌ गाढं विकृष्य बलवद्धनु:

Transliteration

tataḥ sūtavyasanin viplutaṃ māṃ sa bhārgavaḥ | śareṇābhyahanad gāḍhaṃ vikṛṣya balavaddhanuḥ ||

Translation

అప్పుడు సారథి విపత్తుతో కలతచెందిన నన్ను ఆ భార్గవుడు తన బలమైన ధనుస్సును పూర్తిగా లాగి, ఒక బాణంతో గాఢంగా గాయపరిచాడు.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• सूत-व्यसनिन्: O one afflicted by the charioteer (misfortune)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूतव्यसनिन्
• Form: masculine, vocative singular

• विप्लुतम्: overwhelmed/stricken
• विप्लुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्लुत
• Form: masculine, accusative singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: accusative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative singular

• भार्गवः: Bhargava (Parashurama)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: masculine, nominative singular

• शरेण: with an arrow
• शरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: masculine, instrumental singular

• अभ्यहनत्: struck/smote
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• गाढम्: deeply/strongly
• Type: Adverb
• Root: गाढ
• Form: indeclinable (adverbial accusative)

• विकृष्य: having drawn (back)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + कृष्
• Form: absolutive (ktvā/lyap), having drawn/pulled

• बलवत्: forcefully/with strength
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: neuter, accusative singular (adverbial use)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: neuter, accusative singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)
• sūta (charioteer)
• śara (arrow)
• dhanuḥ (bow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension between human vulnerability and warrior duty: even when one is personally shaken by loss, conflict driven by vows and martial codes may proceed without pause, raising ethical questions about compassion amid combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that, at a moment when he was distressed due to misfortune involving his charioteer, Paraśurāma (the Bhārgava) powerfully drew his bow and struck Bhīṣma with an arrow, intensifying their confrontation.