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वैशंपायन उवाच । अथ गावल्गणिर्धीमान्समरादेत्य संजयः । प्रत्यक्षदर्शी सर्वस्य भूतभव्यभविष्यवित्॥६-१४-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then Sañjaya, the wise son of Gāvalgaṇa, returned from the engagement—an eyewitness to all, knowing what has been, what is, and what will be.
english translation
ध्यायते धृतराष्ट्राय सहसोपेत्य दुःखितः । आचष्ट निहतं भीष्मं भरतानाममध्यमम्॥६-१४-२॥
Approaching Dhṛtarāṣṭra at once, distressed and contemplative, he reported that Bhīṣma—foremost among the Bharatas—had been brought down in battle.
english translation
संजयोऽहं महाराज नमस्ते भरतर्षभ । हतो भीष्मः शांतनवो भरतानां पितामहः॥६-१४-३॥
“I am Sañjaya, O great king; homage to you, O bull among the Bharatas. Bhīṣma Śāṃtanava, the grandsire of the Bharatas, has been brought down.”
english translation
ककुदं सर्वयोधानां धाम सर्वधनुष्मताम् । शरतल्पगतः सोऽद्य शेते कुरुपितामहः॥६-१४-४॥
He who was the summit of all warriors and the exemplar among all archers—today that grandsire of the Kurus lies upon a bed of arrows.
english translation
यस्य वीर्यं समाश्रित्य द्यूतं पुत्रस्तवाकरोत् । स शेते निहतो राजन्संख्ये भीष्मः शिखण्डिना॥६-१४-५॥
Relying on his prowess, your son undertook the dice-game; today that Bhīṣma lies stricken in the battle, O king, through the agency of Śikhaṇḍin.
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