Shloka 3
Bhīṣma–Jāmadagnya-saṃvādaḥ
Bhishma’s account of the encounter with Rāma Jāmadagnya
तान्यहं तत्प्रतीघातैरस्त्रैरस्त्राणि भारत । व्यधमं तुमुले युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजान्,भारत! उस तुमुल युद्धमें अपने दुस्त्यज प्राणोंकी परवा न करके मैंने उनके सभी अस्त्रोंका विघातक अस्त्रोंद्वारा संहार कर डाला
tāny ahaṃ tatpratīghātair astrair astrāṇi bhārata | vyadhamaṃ tumule yuddhe prāṇāṃs tyaktvā sudustyajān ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多！在那场喧腾的大战中，我甚至不顾自己那难以舍弃的性命，以兵制兵，用克制之器击碎他们的诸般武器。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined warrior-ethics: a kṣatriya meets aggression with appropriate countermeasures, neutralizing weapons rather than acting from rage, and accepts personal risk—even life itself—in faithful performance of duty.
Bhīṣma recounts a fierce battle episode in which he used counter-weapons to break the opponents’ weapons, fighting amid chaos while disregarding his own safety and life.