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Shloka 76

पज्चालानां ददौ हर्ष भीष्म: कुरुपितामह: । संजयने कहा--महाराज! कुरुकुलवृद्ध पितामह भीष्म सायंकालमें जब रणभूमिमें गिरे, उस समय उन्होंने आपके पुत्रोंको बड़े विषादमें डाल दिया और पांचालोंको हर्ष मनानेका अवसर दे दिया

pañcālānāṁ dadau harṣaṁ bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ |

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่มหาราช ภีษมะ ปิตามหะแห่งวงศ์กุรุ ได้เป็นเหตุแห่งความยินดีแก่ชาวปัญจาละ” (เมื่อยามสนธยาเขาล้มลงในสนามรบ บุตรของพระองค์ตกอยู่ในความโศกเศร้า ส่วนฝ่ายปัญจาละกลับมีเหตุให้ชื่นชมยินดี)

पाञ्चालानाम्of the Panchalas
पाञ्चालानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ददौgave
ददौ:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
हर्षम्joy
हर्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहर्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुरुपितामहःthe grandsire of the Kurus
कुरुपितामहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु-पितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīṣma
K
Kurus
P
Pāñcālas

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the moral ambiguity of war: the fall of a single great warrior can simultaneously generate joy for one side and deep sorrow for the other, reminding readers that battlefield outcomes are ethically charged and emotionally costly, even when they advance a cause perceived as righteous.

Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma, the revered Kuru grandsire, became the cause of joy for the Pāñcālas—understood in context as occurring when Bhīṣma was brought down in battle, shifting morale: the Kauravas were shaken and the opposing camp found renewed confidence.