Shloka 74
Bhīṣma-nipāta-saṃvāda — Sañjaya’s Report of Bhīṣma’s Fall (भीष्मनिपातसंवादः)
पितरं भीमकर्माणं भीष्ममाहवशोभिनम् । आर्ति मे हृदये रूढां महतीं पुत्रहानिजाम्
pitaraṃ bhīmakarmāṇaṃ bhīṣmam āhavśobhinam | ārti me hṛdaye rūḍhāṃ mahatīṃ putrahānijām ||
Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Nabibigatan ang aking puso ng isang malaking dalamhating isinilang sa pagkapuksa ng aking mga anak. Naiisip ko si Bhīṣma—ang aking iginagalang na nakatatanda, isang lalaking kakila-kilabot ang gawa sa digmaan, at maringal sa larangan ng labanan.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral consequence of war and misrule: attachment and wrongful choices culminate in irreversible loss, and grief becomes ‘rooted’ in the heart when one confronts the outcomes of one’s own side’s actions.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra laments the devastation of his sons and, in that anguish, recalls Bhīṣma—his venerable elder and the Kaurava commander—renowned for fearsome prowess and brilliance on the battlefield.