Courage and Sacrifice of Bhishma in the Mahabharata

Abstract

The Mahabharata is not an interesting epic but also provides us many teachings for life. Every character in the epic has acertain role to play and serve a purpose. This paper explores the character of Bhishma in epic. He is like a jewel in the treasure of memorable characters of Mahabharata. He was a strong and great personality. He sacrificed his whole life to fulfillhis promises.