Shloka 15
Droṇa–Vidura–Gāndhārī Counsel in the Royal Assembly (धर्मार्थयुक्ता सभा-उपदेश-प्रकरणम्)
मया विश्राविते वाक््ये जहास धृतराष्ट्रज: । अथ भीष्म: सुसंक्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत्,मैंने जब अपनी बात दुर्योधनसे सुनायी, तब वह हँसने लगा। यह देख भीष्मजी अत्यन्त कुपित हो उससे इस प्रकार बोले--
mayā viśrāvite vākye jahāsa dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ | atha bhīṣmaḥ susaṃkruddha idaṃ vacanam abravīt |
Als meine Botschaft überbracht war, brach der Sohn Dhṛtarāṣṭras in Gelächter aus. Als Bhīṣma dies sah, geriet er in heftigen Zorn und sprach ihn mit folgenden Worten an.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mockery of wise counsel and moral warning is portrayed as a sign of arrogance (mada) and ethical blindness; it invites stern correction from elders and accelerates adharma’s consequences, here pushing events closer to inevitable conflict.
Vāyudeva reports that after his message was delivered, Duryodhana laughed. Bhīṣma, witnessing this disrespect and obstinacy, becomes intensely angry and begins to speak—setting up a rebuke or admonition in the following verses.