Shloka 118
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
अथ तावपि संत्रस्तौ तं दृष्टवा घोरसंकुलम्
atha tāv api saṁtrastau taṁ dṛṣṭvā ghorasaṅkulam
Bhishma sprach: Da wurden auch jene beiden von Furcht ergriffen; als sie diesen schrecklichen, aufgewühlten Anblick sahen, wurden sie erschüttert und in Alarm versetzt.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how perception of a frightening, disorderly situation can overwhelm even others who were not initially afraid—an ethical reminder that fear spreads and that steadiness of mind is needed to act in accordance with dharma amid turmoil.
Bhīṣma narrates that two individuals, upon witnessing a dreadful and chaotic scene, become frightened as well; the line functions as a transition describing their reaction to what has appeared before them.