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नाहमेनं धनुष्पाणिं युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् । मुहूर्तमपि पश्येयं प्रहरेयं न चाप्युत॥५-१९३-६१॥
I would not even look for a moment at this bow-in-hand combatant who has come forward seeking engagement; nor would I strike him.
english translation
व्रतमेतन्मम सदा पृथिव्यामपि विश्रुतम् । स्त्रियां स्त्रीपूर्वके चापि स्त्रीनाम्नि स्त्रीस्वरूपिणि॥५-१९३-६२॥
This vow of mine is always well-known on earth: I do not act aggressively toward a woman, toward one who was formerly a woman, and also toward one bearing a woman’s name and form.
english translation
न मुञ्चेयमहं बाणानिति कौरवनन्दन । न हन्यामहमेतेन कारणेन शिखण्डिनम्॥५-१९३-६३॥
‘I would not release arrows,’ O delight of the Kurus; for this reason, I would not bring about Śikhaṇḍin’s death.
english translation
एतत्तत्त्वमहं वेद जन्म तात शिखण्डिनः । ततो नैनं हनिष्यामि समरेष्वाततायिनम्॥५-१९३-६४॥
I know this truth, dear one, concerning Śikhaṇḍin’s birth. Therefore I will not strike him in battle, even though he stands in the role of an aggressor.
english translation
यदि भीष्मः स्त्रियं हन्याद्धन्यादात्मानमप्युत । नैनं तस्माद्धनिष्यामि दृष्ट्वापि समरे स्थितम्॥५-१९३-६५॥
If Bhīṣma were to strike a woman, he would thereby strike down his own self as well. For that reason I will not strike him, even upon seeing him stationed in the engagement.
english translation