Shloka 67
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
Devanagari script
स तेन बलिना वीरश्छिद्यमान इरावता
Transliteration
sa tena balinā vīraś chidyamāna irāvatā
Translation
三阇耶说道：那位英勇的战士，纵被强大的伊罗伐多斩削创裂，仍迎面承受攻势——在这以职责为名而肆行的残酷战场上，宛如坚忍无畏的象征。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby him/with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
बलिनाby the strong (one)
बलिना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वीरःthe hero/warrior
वीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छिद्यमानःbeing cut/being wounded
छिद्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)
इरावताby (the elephant) Airāvata
इरावता:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइरावत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)इ
इरावत (Irāvata)व
वीर (unnamed warrior)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under harm: even while being wounded by a powerful opponent, the warrior remains a 'vīra'—suggesting the kṣatriya ideal of endurance and resolve in the performance of one’s duty amid the harsh realities of battle.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where an unnamed heroic warrior is being struck and cut down by the mighty Irāvata; the line functions as a vivid snapshot within the ongoing combat narration.