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स एवं विजयी राम भीष्मः कुरुकुलोद्वहः । तेन युध्यस्व संग्रामे समेत्य भृगुनन्दन॥५-१७७-१६॥
Thus, O Rāma, Bhīṣma—the foremost of the Kuru lineage—stands victorious; therefore engage him in formal combat, meeting him upon the field, O scion of Bhṛgu.
english translation
राम उवाच । स्मराम्यहं पूर्वकृतां प्रतिज्ञामृषिसत्तम । तथैव च करिष्यामि यथा साम्नैव लप्स्यते॥५-१७७-१७॥
Rāma said: I remember the vow I made earlier, O best of sages. I shall act accordingly, so that it may be accomplished by conciliation alone.
english translation
कार्यमेतन्महद्ब्रह्मन्काशिकन्यामनोगतम् । गमिष्यामि स्वयं तत्र कन्यामादाय यत्र सः॥५-१७७-१८॥
This is a weighty matter, O brāhmaṇa, concerning the Kāśī maiden’s intent. I shall go there myself, taking the maiden to where he is.
english translation
यदि भीष्मो रणश्लाघी न करिष्यति मे वचः । हनिष्याम्येनमुद्रिक्तमिति मे निश्चिता मतिः॥५-१७७-१९॥
If Bhīṣma—who prides himself on martial prowess—does not comply with my word, then my resolve is fixed: “I will subdue him, should he persist in excess.”
english translation
न हि बाणा मयोत्सृष्टाः सज्जन्तीह शरीरिणाम् । कायेषु विदितं तुभ्यं पुरा क्षत्रियसंगरे॥५-१७७-२०॥
For the arrows released by me do not fail to take effect upon embodied beings here; this is known to you from earlier encounters among kṣatriyas.
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