Shloka 9
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
ततस्त्वस्त्राणि दिव्यानि जामदग्न्य: प्रतापवान् । मयि प्रयोजयामास तान्यहं प्रत्यषेधयम्
tatastv astrāṇi divyāni jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān | mayi prayojayāmāsa tāny ahaṃ praty-aṣedhayam ||
Pagkatapos, ang makapangyarihang Jāmadagnya ay nagpasugod ng mga banal na sandata laban sa akin; subalit pinigil ko at itinaboy ko ang mga iyon.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when confronted by a formidable and revered opponent, one must uphold one’s rightful duty with firmness and restraint—meeting force with appropriate defense rather than abandoning dharma out of fear or sentiment.
Bhīṣma recounts that Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya), famed for his prowess, deployed celestial weapons against him, and Bhīṣma successfully countered and neutralized those weapons.