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भीष्म उवाच । ततोऽहं निशि राजेन्द्र प्रणम्य शिरसा तदा । ब्राह्मणानां पितॄणां च देवतानां च सर्वशः॥५-१८४-१॥
Bhīṣma said: Then, O lord of kings, at night, having bowed my head in reverence—toward the Brāhmaṇas, the ancestors, and the deities in every respect—
english translation
नक्तंचराणां भूतानां रजन्याश्च विशां पते । शयनं प्राप्य रहिते मनसा समचिन्तयम्॥५-१८४-२॥
—and, O lord of the people, when the night-roaming beings and the night itself had withdrawn, I reached a solitary resting-place and reflected within my mind.
english translation
जामदग्न्येन मे युद्धमिदं परमदारुणम् । अहानि सुबहून्यद्य वर्तते सुमहात्ययम्॥५-१८४-३॥
“This engagement of mine with Jāmadagnya is exceedingly severe; for many days now it has continued, becoming a great ordeal.”
english translation
न च रामं महावीर्यं शक्नोमि रणमूर्धनि । विजेतुं समरे विप्रं जामदग्न्यं महाबलम्॥५-१८४-४॥
And I am not able, at the forefront of the engagement, to overcome Rāma Jāmadagnya—the Brāhmaṇa of great power—in combat.
english translation
यदि शक्यो मया जेतुं जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान् । दैवतानि प्रसन्नानि दर्शयन्तु निशां मम॥५-१८४-५॥
If it is possible for me to overcome the formidable Jāmadagnya, may the deities, being favorable, grant me a sign in the night.
english translation