Shloka 106
धारयिष्याम्यहं प्राणानुत्तरायणकाड्क्षया । ऐश्वर्यभूत: प्राणानामुत्सगों हि यतो मम
sañjaya uvāca | dhārayiṣyāmy ahaṃ prāṇān uttarāyaṇakāṅkṣayā | aiśvaryabhūtaḥ prāṇānām utsargo hi yato mama | ṣaḍ etān niśitair bhīṣmaḥ pravivyādha uttamaiḥ śaraiḥ |
三阇耶说道：“我将守持此身之气息，等待太阳转入北行（uttarāyaṇa），因为我具足主宰之力：唯在我愿意之时，生命方可舍离。” 随即，毗湿摩以剃刀般锋利的上等箭矢，贯穿要害，甚至破裂甲胄，使六位大车战士——萨底耶迦、毗摩塞那、般度之子阿周那、毗罗吒、德鲁帕陀及其子提湿陀迦牟那——尽皆重伤。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined self-command: Bhīṣma’s famed power to relinquish life at will is framed as an ‘aiśvarya’ (sovereign mastery) exercised in alignment with his vow and sense of dharma—waiting for uttarāyaṇa as an auspicious time. It contrasts inner sovereignty over death with the outer compulsion of war-dharma, where duty can demand severe action.
Sañjaya reports Bhīṣma’s declaration that he will keep himself alive until uttarāyaṇa, since he can choose the moment of death. In the same sequence, Bhīṣma powerfully strikes six prominent Pāṇḍava-aligned warriors—Sātyaki, Bhīma, Arjuna, Virāṭa, Drupada, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna—piercing them with sharp arrows that can break through armor and vital points.