Shloka 43

भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः

Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed

Devanagari script

तयो: समभवद्‌ युद्ध भीष्महेतोर्महाहवे

Transliteration

tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ bhīṣmahetoḥ mahāhave

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa dakilang labanan, sumiklab ang mabagsik na sagupaan sa pagitan ng dalawa, dahil kay Bhīṣma—ang kanyang pag-iral at pamumuno ang naging agarang sanhi ng pagbangga.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• समभवत्: arose / happened
• समभवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भीष्महेतोः: for the sake of Bhīṣma / due to Bhīṣma
• भीष्महेतोः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्महेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• महाहवे: in the great battle
• महाहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भीष्म (Bhīṣma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how pivotal figures can become the immediate cause (hetu) for large-scale events: in war, leadership and allegiance concentrate moral and strategic tensions, turning personal vows and authority into catalysts for collective violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a major clash erupted between the opposing forces in the great battle, and he attributes the outbreak of this engagement specifically to Bhīṣma—indicating that actions centered on him (as commander, target, or decisive presence) triggered the confrontation.