यस् तु नीलानुसारेण पञ्चतारेण केतुना ॥
हस्तावापी बृहद्धन्वा रथे तिष्ठति वीर्यवान् ॥
यस्य तारार्कचित्रो ऽसौ रथे ध्वजवरः स्थितः ॥
यस्यैतत् पाण्डुरं छत्रं विमलं मूर्ध्नि तिष्ठति ॥
महतो रथवंशस्य नानाध्वजपताकिनः ॥
बलाहकाग्रे सूर्यो वा य एष प्रमुखे स्थितः ॥
हैमं चन्द्रार्कसंकाशं कवचं यस्य दृश्यते ॥
जातरूपशिरस्त्राणस् त्रासयन्न् इव मे मनः ॥
एष शांतनवो भीष्मः सर्वेषां नः पितामहः ॥
राजश्रियावबद्धस् तु दुर्योधनवशानुगः ॥
पश्चाद् एष प्रयातव्यो न मे विघ्नकरो भवेत् ॥
एतेन युध्यमानस्य यत्तः संयच्छ मे हयान् ॥
ततो ऽभ्यवहद् अव्यग्रो वैराटिः सव्यसाचिनम् ॥
यत्रातिष्ठत् कृपो राजन् योत्स्यमानो धनंजयम् ॥
yas tu nīlānusāreṇa pañcatāreṇa ketunā ||
hastāvāpī bṛhaddhanvā rathe tiṣṭhati vīryavān ||
yasya tārārkacitro 'sau rathe dhvajavaraḥ sthitaḥ ||
yasyaitat pāṇḍuraṃ chatraṃ vimalaṃ mūrdhni tiṣṭhati ||
mahato rathavaṃśasya nānādhvajapatākinaḥ ||
balāhakāgre sūryo vā ya eṣa pramukhe sthitaḥ ||
haimaṃ candrārkasaṃkāśaṃ kavacaṃ yasya dṛśyate ||
jātarūpaśirastrāṇas trāsayann iva me manaḥ ||
eṣa śāṃtanavo bhīṣmaḥ sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ ||
rājaśriyāvabaddhas tu duryodhanavaśānugaḥ ||
paścād eṣa prayātavyo na me vighnakaro bhavet ||
etena yudhyamānasya yattaḥ saṃyaccha me hayān ||
tato 'bhyavahad avyagro vairāṭiḥ savyasācinam ||
yatrātiṣṭhat kṛpo rājan yotsyamāno dhanaṃjayam ||
"And that mighty one who stands on his chariot beneath a blue, five-starred banner, hand guarded in leather, bow in hand; on whose chariot stands the finest banner, adorned with stars and sun; over whose head stands this white, spotless parasol; who stands at the head of a great line of chariots with various banners and flags, like the sun before a cloud; whose golden armor is seen, resembling the moon and sun, and golden helmet, as though frightening my mind -- this is Shantanava Bhishma, grandfather of us all. He is bound by royal glory and follows the will of Duryodhana. He must be approached later; let him not become an obstacle for me. When I fight with him, hold my horses carefully." After this, Vairati, undisturbed, drove Savyasachin to where Kripa the king stood, ready to fight with Dhananjaya.
d373c5dd07b7 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 6:27:29 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Arjuna speaks of Bhishma with respect and pain: the grandfather is great, yet bound to Duryodhana's side. This is one of the tragedies of the Mahabharata -- greatness can find itself standing in the ranks of untruth.