Shloka 30
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
हत्वा हयांस्ततो राम: शीघ्रास्त्रेण महाहवे । अवाकिरन्मां विस्रब्धो बाणैस्तैलोमवाहिभि:
hatvā hayāṁs tato rāmaḥ śīghrāstreṇa mahāhave | avākiran māṁ visrabdho bāṇais tailomavāhibhiḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Pagkatapos, si Rāma (Paraśurāma), sa dakilang labanan, ay mabilis na gumamit ng isang mabilis na sandata at pinatay ang aking mga kabayo. Pagkaraan, matatag at walang pangamba, pinaulanan niya ako ng mga palasong lumilipad na wari’y may pakpak—pinipiga ang labanan sa walang humpay na husay-mandirigma.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic of decisive action and steadfastness in battle: once advantage is gained (disabling the opponent’s mobility by killing the horses), the combatant presses forward without hesitation. It also underscores how prowess and fearlessness can intensify conflict, reminding readers that martial excellence carries grave consequences.
Bhīṣma narrates that Paraśurāma first kills Bhīṣma’s horses using a swift missile in the great duel, then—now confident—continues by showering Bhīṣma with a dense volley of fast-flying arrows.