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Shloka 78

यः सम्प्राप्य रणे भीष्म जीविते सम मनो दथे । राजन! उस समय सोमकोंमें एक भी महारथी ऐसा नहीं था, जो युद्धभूमिमें भीष्मके पास पहुँचकर अपने मनमें जीवन-रक्षाकी आशा रखता हो || ७७ $ ।। तांश्व सर्वान्‌ रणे योधान्‌ प्रेतराजपुरं प्रति

yaḥ samprāpya raṇe bhīṣmaṁ jīvite sama-mano dadhe | rājan! tadā somakeṣu naiko 'pi mahā-rathī yuddha-bhūmau bhīṣmasya samīpaṁ prāpya manasi jīvana-rakṣāyā āśāṁ dadhāna āsīt || tāṁś ca sarvān raṇe yodhān pretarāja-puraṁ prati ||

Sañjaya thưa: “Tâu Đại vương, khi ấy trong hàng Somaka không có lấy một đại xa chiến sĩ nào mà, sau khi đã đến gần Bhīṣma giữa chiến địa, vẫn còn giữ được tâm niệm sống sót hay nuôi chút hy vọng bảo toàn mạng sống. Tất thảy những chiến binh ấy trong trận giao tranh đều như bị xua đuổi về thành của Chúa tể Cõi Chết (Yama).”

यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्प्राप्यhaving reached
सम्प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्र-आप्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भीष्मम्Bhishma
भीष्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जीवितेin life / regarding survival
जीविते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
समम्equal(ly), same
समम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दधेplaced/held (in mind), conceived
दधे:
TypeVerb
Rootधा
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
योधान्warriors
योधान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रेतराजपुरम्the city/realm of the lord of the dead (Yama)
प्रेतराजपुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेतराजपुर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
B
Bhishma
D
Dhritarashtra (Rajan)
S
Somakas
P
Preta-raja (Yama)
P
Preta-raja-pura (abode of Yama)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the moral gravity of war: when a warrior like Bhishma dominates the field, even the strongest lose hope of self-preservation, highlighting impermanence of life and the inevitability of death (Yama) amid kshatriya duty.

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhishma’s presence in battle is so overwhelming that none among the Somaka great warriors can approach him while still expecting to survive; the fighting is portrayed as sending warriors toward Yama’s abode.