Санджая
संजय उवाच
शृणु राजन्न् एकमना वचनं ब्रुवतो मम ॥
यत् ते पुत्रास् तदाकार्षुर् हते देवव्रते मृधे ॥
निहते तु तदा भीष्मे राजन् सत्यपराक्रमे ॥
तावकाः पाण्डवेयाश् च प्राध्यायन्त पृथक् पृथक् ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
śṛṇu rājann ekamanā vacanaṃ bruvato mama ||
yat te putrās tadākārṣur hate devavrate mṛdhe ||
nihate tu tadā bhīṣme rājan satyaparākrame ||
tāvakāḥ pāṇḍaveyāś ca prādhyāyanta pṛthak pṛthak ||
[Sanjaya said:] Listen, O king, attentively to the word I speak — [tell of] what your sons did then, when Devavrata was slain in battle. When Bhishma, O king, true to his valor, was cast down, both your [warriors] and the partisans of the Pandavas fell into deep thought — each by himself.
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The fall of Bhishma gives rise not to triumph or despair but to reflection — and moreover "separately," in each heart on its own: such a great death makes everyone pause for a moment and look within. The epithet "true in valor" (satyaparākrame) recalls that Bhishma remained faithful to his word and his duty to the end, and so his very death is sacred and instructive for both sides. The verse teaches that true valor is measured not by victory but by faithfulness; and that the death of the righteous turns even enemies to reflection, for in the face of such a passing enmity falls silent and conscience awakens.