भीष्मः समरविक्रान्तः पाण्डवेयस्य पार्थिव ॥
जघान समरे योधान् असंख्येयपराक्रमः ॥
तस्मिंस् तु निहते शूरे सत्यसंधे महौजसि ॥
त्वत्सुताः कर्णम् अस्मार्षुस् तर्तुकामा इव प्लवम् ॥
तावकास् तव पुत्राश् च सहिताः सर्वराजभिः ॥
हा कर्ण इति चाक्रन्दन् कालो ऽयम् इति चाब्रुवन् ॥
bhīṣmaḥ samaravikrāntaḥ pāṇḍaveyasya pārthiva ||
jaghāna samare yodhān asaṃkhyeyaparākramaḥ ||
tasmiṃs tu nihate śūre satyasaṃdhe mahaujasi ||
tvatsutāḥ karṇam asmārṣus tartukāmā iva plavam ||
tāvakās tava putrāś ca sahitāḥ sarvarājabhiḥ ||
hā karṇa iti cākrandan kālo 'yam iti cābruvan ||
Bhishma, valiant in battle, whose bravery was beyond counting, struck down the warriors of the Pandava host in combat, O king. But when that hero — true to his word, of great might — was slain, your sons remembered Karna, as those seeking a crossing remember a raft. Your [warriors] and your sons, together with all the [allied] kings, cried out, "Alas, Karna!" and said, "This is the [needed] hour."
e66d75d4a276 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 2:46:26 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The image of the crossing and the raft is exact: those drowning in the 'ocean of grief' clutch at Karna as at the one saving log. But a raft is not the shore: a new hero cannot bring to safety those whose ship is sinking for an unrighteous cause. The epithet 'true to his word' (satyasaṃdhe), applied to the fallen Bhishma, sharpens the bitterness: gone is the one who was faithful in his vows, and in his place they summon one whose vow was born of grievance. The verse teaches that in the hour of collapse people seek salvation in new strength, not understanding that ruin comes not from a want of heroes but from a want of truth; and that the 'needed hour,' proclaimed with hope, is in fact the hour in which the futility of trust in mortals is laid bare.