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यथाह भरतश्रेष्ठ नारदस्तत्तथा कुरु । एतद्धि परमं श्रेयो लोकानां भरतर्षभ॥५-१८६-६॥
“O best of the Bharatas, do exactly as Nārada has said. For this indeed is the highest good for the worlds, O bull among the Bharatas.”
english translation
ततश्च प्रतिसंहृत्य तदस्त्रं स्वापनं मृधे । ब्रह्मास्त्रं दीपयां चक्रे तस्मिन्युधि यथाविधि॥५-१८६-७॥
Thereupon, having withdrawn that sleep-inducing weapon in the engagement, he then activated the Brahmāstra in that encounter, in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
english translation
ततो रामो रुषितो राजपुत्र दृष्ट्वा तदस्त्रं विनिवर्तितं वै । जितोऽस्मि भीष्मेण सुमन्दबुद्धिरित्येव वाक्यं सहसा व्यमुञ्चत्॥५-१८६-८॥
Then Rāma, angered, O prince, seeing that the weapon had indeed been turned back, abruptly uttered the words: “I have been overcome by Bhīṣma—(I,) of insufficient discernment.”
english translation
ततोऽपश्यत्पितरं जामदग्न्यः पितुस्तथा पितरं तस्य चान्यम् । त एवैनं संपरिवार्य तस्थुरूचुश्चैनं सान्त्वपूर्वं तदानीम्॥५-१८६-९॥
Then Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) beheld his own forefather, and likewise his father’s forefather, and yet another ancestor of that lineage. They surrounded him and stood there, addressing him at that time with soothing, conciliatory words.
english translation
मा स्मैवं साहसं वत्स पुनः कार्षीः कथंचन । भीष्मेण संयुगं गन्तुं क्षत्रियेण विशेषतः॥५-१८६-१०॥
‘Do not ever again commit such rashness, dear child, in any way—especially by entering into martial combat with Bhīṣma, a kṣatriya.’
english translation