Shloka 3
ततः सूतो मम सुहृच्छरवर्षेण ताडित: । अपयातो रथोपस्थान्मनो मम विषादयन्,उस समय मेरा प्रिय सुहद् सारथि बाणवर्षासे पीड़ित हो मेरे मनको विषादमें डालता हुआ रथकी बैठकसे नीचे गिर गया
tataḥ sūto mama suhṛccharavarṣeṇa tāḍitaḥ | apayāto rathopasthān mano mama viṣādayan |
Rồi người đánh xe của ta—người thân tín, kẻ hằng vì ta—bị trận mưa tên đánh trúng và áp đảo, ngã khỏi chỗ ngồi trên chiến xa, khiến lòng ta chìm trong sầu thảm.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of warfare: even righteous duty in a martial context brings unavoidable suffering, and attachment to loyal companions intensifies grief. It implicitly urges steadiness of mind and ethical reflection amid violence.
Bhīṣma describes a moment in battle where his charioteer, a trusted well-wisher, is hit by a heavy volley of arrows and falls from the chariot-seat, leaving Bhīṣma distressed.