Shloka 29
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
हनिष्यामि रणे भीष्ममाहूय पुरुषर्षभम् । पश्यतां धार्तराष्ट्राणां यदि नेच्छति फाल्गुन:,“यदि अर्जुन भीष्मको मारना नहीं चाहते हैं तो मैं युद्धमें पुरुषप्रवर भीष्मको ललकारकर धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंके देखते-देखते मार डालूँगा
haniṣyāmi raṇe bhīṣmam āhūya puruṣarṣabham | paśyatāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ yadi necchati phālgunaḥ ||
หากฟัลคุนะ (อรชุน) ไม่ประสงค์จะสังหารภีษมะ ข้าจะท้าประลองภีษมะผู้เป็นยอดบุรุษในสนามรบ และจะปลิดชีพเขาต่อหน้าบุตรแห่งธฤตราษฏระทั้งหลาย
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between reverence for an elder and the perceived necessity of fulfilling martial duty. It frames decisive action and personal accountability in war as a form of kṣatriya resolve, even when the opponent is a highly honored figure like Bhīṣma.
Sañjaya reports a vow-like declaration: if Arjuna hesitates to strike Bhīṣma, the speaker will personally challenge Bhīṣma in open combat and kill him in full view of the Kauravas (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons), emphasizing a dramatic, public assertion of courage.