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Shloka 14

Nirmaryāda-saṃgrāma-varṇana — The Unbounded Clash and Bhīṣma’s Rallying Presence

असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्निष्ये चापरानपि । ईश्वरोडहमहं भोगी सिद्धो5हं बलवान्सुखी

asau mayā hataḥ śatrur niṣye cāparān api | īśvaro ’ham ahaṃ bhogī siddho ’haṃ balavān sukhī ||

“Kẻ thù ấy đã bị ta giết; những kẻ thù khác nữa ta cũng sẽ đánh gục. Ta là chúa tể; ta là kẻ hưởng thụ quyền lực và phú quý. Ta thành tựu mọi điều, mạnh mẽ và hạnh phúc.” Trong bối cảnh đạo đức, câu kệ này cất lên cơn say của ngã mạn và ý niệm ‘ta là người làm’ giữa chiến trận—một sự sa ngã nội tâm khỏi dharma, khi chiến thắng bị nhận là ‘của ta’ và bản ngã phình to thành quyền uy tối thượng, che khuất khiêm cung, tiết chế và trách nhiệm.

असौthat (man)
असौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
हतःkilled/slain
हतः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) → हत (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शत्रुःenemy
शत्रुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निष्येI will lead down/bring down (i.e., destroy)
निष्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु) (लृट्/लुट्-आदेशरूप; भविष्यत्)
FormFuture (intended sense), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपरान्other (ones)
अपरान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
ईश्वरःlord/master
ईश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Nominative, Singular
भोगीenjoyer/possessor of enjoyments
भोगी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सिद्धःaccomplished/perfected
सिद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसिध् (धातु) → सिद्ध (क्त) / सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Nominative, Singular
बलवान्strong
बलवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखीhappy
सुखी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
E
enemy (unnamed)
O
other enemies (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

The verse illustrates the moral danger of ego-driven doership: claiming ‘I killed, I will kill’ and self-deifying as ‘I am the lord’ leads to ethical blindness. In dharmic terms, it warns that pride and the hunger to dominate corrupt judgment, making violence feel justified and self-glorifying rather than restrained by duty and conscience.

Arjuna speaks in a triumphant, boastful tone, asserting personal agency over killing and projecting invincibility—‘I am lord, enjoyer, perfected, strong, happy.’ The line functions as a psychological snapshot of a warrior’s swelling arrogance amid conflict, where success on the battlefield tempts one into overconfidence and moral self-exaltation.