Shloka 37
भीष्मकृतः पाण्डवपक्ष-महारथ-प्रशंसा
Bhishma’s appraisal of Pandava-aligned chariot-warriors
त्वां प्राप्प वैरपुरुषं कुरूणामनयो महान् | उपस्थितो विनाशाय यतस्व पुरुषो भव
tvāṃ prāpya vairapuruṣaṃ kurūṇām anyo mahān | upasthito vināśāya yatasva puruṣo bhava ||
তুই কুরুদের মধ্যে বৈরভাবের মূর্ত প্রতিমা। তোর আশ্রয়ে এক মহা অন্যায় উঠেছে, যা ধ্বংস ডেকে আনতে উদ্যত। অতএব উদ্যোগী হ—রক্ষার ব্যবস্থা কর এবং পুরুষোচিত দৃঢ়তা দেখাস।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames unchecked hostility as a force that invites collective ruin; he urges decisive, responsible action to prevent injustice from maturing into destruction, emphasizing personal accountability in a collapsing moral order.
In the tense pre-war setting of the Udyoga Parva, Bhishma addresses a key figure in the Kuru crisis, warning that by relying on him as a support, enmity has intensified into a major wrong that threatens the Kuru house; he calls for protective measures and resolute conduct.