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Shloka 67

भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal

स तेन बलिना वीरश्छिद्यमान इरावता

sa tena balinā vīraś chidyamāna irāvatā

سنجے نے کہا—طاقتور ایراوان کے واروں سے کٹتے ہوئے بھی وہ بہادر رزم گاہ میں ڈٹا رہا اور حملے کا سامنا کرتا رہا—دھرم یُدھ کی ہولناکی کے بیچ ثابت قدم جرأت کی تصویر بن کر۔

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby him/with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
बलिनाby the strong (one)
बलिना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वीरःthe hero/warrior
वीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छिद्यमानःbeing cut/being wounded
छिद्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)
इरावताby (the elephant) Airāvata
इरावता:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइरावत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular

संजय उवाच

संजय (Sañjaya)
इरावत (Irāvata)
वीर (unnamed warrior)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights steadfastness under harm: even while being wounded by a powerful opponent, the warrior remains a 'vīra'—suggesting the kṣatriya ideal of endurance and resolve in the performance of one’s duty amid the harsh realities of battle.

Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where an unnamed heroic warrior is being struck and cut down by the mighty Irāvata; the line functions as a vivid snapshot within the ongoing combat narration.