Shloka 43
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
Devanagari script
तयो: समभवद् युद्ध भीष्महेतोर्महाहवे
Transliteration
tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ bhīṣmahetoḥ mahāhave
Translation
三阇耶说道：在那场大决战中，由于毗湿摩之故，两人之间爆发了激烈的交锋——正是毗湿摩的在场与统帅之势，成为引发冲突的直接缘由。
Word by Word
तयोःof the two (of them)
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), षष्ठी, द्विवचन
समभवत्arose / happened
समभवत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन
भीष्महेतोःfor the sake of Bhīṣma / due to Bhīṣma
भीष्महेतोः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्महेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
महाहवेin the great battle
महाहवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाहव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)भ
भीष्म (Bhīṣma)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pivotal figures can become the immediate cause (hetu) for large-scale events: in war, leadership and allegiance concentrate moral and strategic tensions, turning personal vows and authority into catalysts for collective violence.
Sañjaya reports that a major clash erupted between the opposing forces in the great battle, and he attributes the outbreak of this engagement specifically to Bhīṣma—indicating that actions centered on him (as commander, target, or decisive presence) triggered the confrontation.