Mahabharata 6.113.2 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 2

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

Devanagari script

न चापि भीस्त्वया कार्या भीष्मादद्य कथंचन | अहमेनं शरैस्तीक्ष्गै: पातयिष्ये रथोत्तमात्‌

Transliteration

na cāpi bhīs tvayā kāryā bhīṣmād adya kathaṃcana | aham enaṃ śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ pātayiṣye rathottamāt |

Translation

“วันนี้เจ้าอย่าได้หวาดหวั่นต่อภีษมะแต่อย่างใด เราจักยิงด้วยศรอันคมกล้าให้เขาตกจากรถศึกอันประเสริฐของเขา”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भीः: fear
• भीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• कार्या: to be done/should be made
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मात्: from Bhishma / because of Bhishma
• भीष्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अद्य: today
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• कथंचन: in any way/at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पातयिष्ये: I will cause to fall / I will bring down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative

• रथोत्तमात्: from the excellent chariot
• रथोत्तमात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Bhishma
• arrows
• chariot

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes steadfast courage and the warrior’s resolve: fear should not govern action when one is committed to a righteous duty in battle, and confidence is grounded in disciplined capability (here, mastery of weapons).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that there is no need to fear Bhishma at this moment; the speaker expresses determination to strike Bhishma with sharp arrows and topple him from his chariot, highlighting the intensity of the battlefield confrontation.