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Shloka 32

भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat

कोअन्यस्तमुत्सहेज्जेतुमुद्यतेषुं महीपति: । साहं भीष्मविनाशाय तपस्तप्स्ये सुदारुणम्‌,राजन्‌! तब साध्वी अम्बाने हाथ जोड़कर गंगाजीसे कहा--“चारुलोचने! भीष्मने युद्धमें परशुरामजीको परास्त कर दिया; फिर दूसरा कौन ऐसा राजा है, जो धनुष-बाण लेकर खड़े हुए भीष्मको युद्धमें परास्त कर सके? अतः मैं भीष्मके विनाशके लिये अत्यन्त कठोर तपस्या कर रही हूँ

ko 'nyas tam utsahej jetum udyateṣuṁ mahīpatiḥ | sāhaṁ bhīṣma-vināśāya tapas tapsye sudāruṇam, rājan ||

“Còn ai trong hàng vua chúa dám đánh bại ông—Bhīṣma—khi ông đứng đó, cung đã giương và tên đã sẵn? Vì thế, tâu Đại vương, con sẽ thực hành khổ hạnh vô cùng khắc nghiệt để Bhīṣma bị diệt vong.”

कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यःanother (person)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उत्सहेत्could dare / would be able
उत्सहेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्सह्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
जेतुम्to conquer
जेतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
उद्यतraised / held up
उद्यत:
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्-यम्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
इषुम्arrow
इषुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महीपतिःking (lord of the earth)
महीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
साshe / I (that woman)
सा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
भीष्मof Bhishma
भीष्म:
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विनाशायfor the destruction
विनाशाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootविनाश
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
तपःausterity / penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तप्स्येI shall perform (austerity)
तप्स्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormSimple Future (Lrt), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुदारुणम्very severe / extremely harsh
सुदारुणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदारुण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

राम उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
K
king (mahīpati)
R
Rājan (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the perceived invincibility of a dharma-bound warrior (Bhīṣma) in open combat and shows how, when direct force seems futile, a character turns to tapas (austerity) as an alternative means—raising ethical tension between personal vengeance and the moral weight of destroying a revered elder.

The speaker declares that no king can defeat Bhīṣma when he is battle-ready; therefore the speaker resolves to undertake extremely severe austerities with the aim of bringing about Bhīṣma’s downfall.