Shloka 65

Devanagari script

एतान्‌ संग्रामकाले तु पठत: क्षत्रियस्य तु । व्रजन्ति रिपवो नाशं क्षेम॑ च परिवर्तते,युद्धकालमें इन नामोंका पाठ करनेवाले क्षत्रियके शत्रु भाग जाते हैं और उसका सब ओरसे कल्याण होता है

Transliteration

etān saṅgrāma-kāle tu paṭhataḥ kṣatriyasya tu | vrajanti ripavo nāśaṃ kṣemaṃ ca parivartate ||

Translation

ในยามศึก เมื่อกษัตริย์นักรบ (กษัตริยะ) สวดนามเหล่านี้ ศัตรูย่อมมุ่งสู่ความพินาศ และความเกษมสวัสดิ์ของเขาย่อมกลับคืนมั่นคงรอบด้าน

Word by Word

एतान्these (names)

संग्रामकालेat the time of battle

तुbut/indeed

पठतःof (one) reciting

क्षत्रियस्यof a Kshatriya

तुindeed

व्रजन्तिgo/withdraw

रिपवःenemies

नाशम्destruction/ruin

क्षेमम्welfare/safety

चand

परिवर्ततेturns into/ensues (comes about)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Kshatriya

Enemies (ripavaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Recitation of sacred names/formulas at the time of battle is presented as a dharmic aid for a kṣatriya: it brings protection (kṣema) and causes hostile forces to fail, emphasizing inner alignment with righteousness as a source of strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues his instruction by describing the practical fruit of reciting certain names during combat: the reciter’s enemies head toward destruction, while the reciter’s welfare and safety turn favorable.