Shloka 80

Devanagari script

विजिततश्न त्वया मृत्युर्यो5यं त्वामनुगच्छति । रन्ध्रान्वेषी तव सदा त्वया धृत्या वशी कृत:,“तुमने इस मृत्युको, जो सदा तुम्हारा छिद्र ढूँढ़ती हुई तुम्हारे पीछे लगी रहती थी, जीत लिया। तुमने अपने धैर्यसे मृत्युको वशमें कर लिया है

Transliteration

vijita-tṛṣṇā tvayā mṛtyur yo ’yaṁ tvām anugacchati | randhrānveṣī tava sadā tvayā dhṛtyā vaśī kṛtaḥ ||

Translation

“เจ้าพิชิตมัจจุราชนั้นแล้ว ผู้คอยติดตามเจ้าเสมอและเที่ยวสอดส่องหาช่องโหว่ในตัวเจ้า ด้วยความอดทนมั่นคงของเจ้า เจ้ากระทั่งทำให้ความตายอยู่ใต้อำนาจได้”

Word by Word

विजितःconquered

असिyou are

त्वयाby you

मृत्युःdeath

यःwho/which

अयम्this

त्वाम्you (object)

अनुगच्छतिfollows

रन्ध्रopenings, weak points

अन्वेषीseeking, searching for

तवof you, your

सदाalways

त्वयाby you

धृत्याby steadfastness, by patience

वशीsubdued, brought under control

कृतःmade (into)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Mṛtyu (Death, personified)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Freedom from craving (tṛṣṇā) and unwavering endurance (dhṛti) remove the ‘openings’ through which fear and mortality dominate the mind; thus even Death is portrayed as being subdued by inner mastery.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma praises the addressed person’s spiritual and moral strength, describing Death as a constant pursuer looking for vulnerabilities, and declares that through steadfast resolve the person has effectively ‘conquered’ Death.