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रामेण सह मा योत्सीर्गुरुणेति पुनः पुनः । न हि रामो रणे जेतुं त्वया न्याय्यः कुरूद्वह । मानं कुरुष्व गाङ्गेय ब्राह्मणस्य रणाजिरे॥५-१८६-१६॥
Do not fight with Rāma, for he is your teacher—again and again we say this. O foremost of the Kurus, it is not proper for you to seek to defeat Rāma in martial contest. O Gāṅgeya, show due honor to the brāhmaṇa on the field of battle.
english translation
वयं तु गुरवस्तुभ्यं ततस्त्वां वारयामहे । भीष्मो वसूनामन्यतमो दिष्ट्या जीवसि पुत्रक॥५-१८६-१७॥
We are your elders; therefore we restrain you. Bhīṣma is one among the Vasus; fortunately, dear child, you remain alive.
english translation
गाङ्गेयः शंतनोः पुत्रो वसुरेष महायशाः । कथं त्वया रणे जेतुं राम शक्यो निवर्त वै॥५-१८६-१८॥
Gāṅgeya, the son of Śaṃtanu, is this illustrious Vasu. How could he be defeated by you in a martial contest, O Rāma? Withdraw indeed.
english translation
अर्जुनः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः पुरंदरसुतो बली । नरः प्रजापतिर्वीरः पूर्वदेवः सनातनः॥५-१८६-१९॥
Arjuna—the foremost of the Pāṇḍavas, the mighty son of Purandara (Indra)—is also Nara: a heroic Prajāpati, an ancient and eternal divinity.
english translation
सव्यसाचीति विख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु वीर्यवान् । भीष्ममृत्युर्यथाकालं विहितो वै स्वयंभुवा॥५-१८६-२०॥
Renowned in the three worlds as Savyasācin and endowed with great prowess, he (Arjuna) is the one through whom Svayambhū, the Self-born, ordained that Bhīṣma’s death should occur at its appointed time.
english translation