Shloka 7
स हतो द्रौपदेयेन पाउ्चाल्येन शिखण्डिना । रणभूमिमें देवव्रत भीष्मका मारा जाना मुझे बारंबार असह् हो उठता है। जो भीष्म पूर्वकालमें जमदग्निनन्दन परशुरामके दिव्यास्त्रोंद्रार भी नहीं मारे जा सके, वे ही द्रपदकुमार पांचालदेशीय शिखण्डीके हाथसे मारे गये; यह कितने दुःखकी बात है ।।
sa hataḥ draupadeyena pāñcālyena śikhaṇḍinā | raṇabhūmau devavrato bhīṣmasya māraṇaṃ me bāhuśo 'sahyaṃ bhavati | yo bhīṣmaḥ pūrvakāle jamadagninandana-parāśurāmasya divyāstrair api na nihato 'bhavat, sa eva drupadakumāra-pāñcāladeśīya-śikhaṇḍinaḥ hastena nihataḥ—kati duḥkhasya viṣayaḥ || sañjaya uvāca: sāyāhne nihato bhūmau dhārtarāṣṭrān anu viṣādayan |
三阇耶说道：“他——天誓者毗湿摩（Devavrata Bhīṣma）——在战场上被德鲁帕达之子、般遮罗王子尸建陀（Shikhaṇḍin）击倒。每每思及，我都难以忍受毗湿摩竟被杀：昔日连阇摩达伽尼之子帕罗修罗摩（Paraśurāma）以天界神兵也不能取其命的毗湿摩，如今却倒在尸建陀之手。此乃何等悲恸之因！至傍晚时分，他横卧于地，使持国王之子们尽陷绝望。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tragic irony of fate in war: even the mightiest, seemingly invincible warrior can fall when circumstances align. It also underscores the ethical weight of battlefield outcomes—victory and defeat are not merely physical events but moral and emotional shocks that ripple through families and kingdoms.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhishma (Devavrata) has been brought down on the battlefield by Shikhandin of Panchala, and that Bhishma’s fall—despite his earlier invulnerability even against Parashurama’s divine weapons—has plunged the Kauravas into deep despair, especially as he lies fallen in the late afternoon.