Shloka 14
पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्
Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court
भीष्मस्य संज्ञां तु तथैव मन्ये जानाति सो<स्त्रप्रतिघातमेष: । एतस्य वाहान् कुरु सव्यतस्त्व- मेवं हि यातव्यममूढसंज्ञै:
bhīṣmasya saṃjñāṃ tu tathaiva manye jānāti so 'strapratighātam eṣaḥ | etasya vāhān kuru savyataḥ tvam evaṃ hi yātavyam amūḍhasaṃjñaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Ich glaube, dass Bhīṣma, der ehrwürdige Ahnherr, tatsächlich wieder voll bei Bewusstsein ist; denn er kennt die Weise, diese betörende Waffe abzuwehren. Wenn du an ihm vorbeifährst, halte seine Pferde zu deiner Linken; denn wenn man sich Helden nähern muss, deren Bewusstsein nicht geschwunden ist, so soll man es auf diese Art tun.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid warfare, discernment and proper conduct matter: recognize a warrior’s true condition (whether deluded or clear-minded) and approach with the tact and protocol suited to those who remain fully aware and capable.
The narrator observes that Bhīṣma is not incapacitated by a delusion-causing weapon because he knows its countermeasure, and he advises a careful manner of passing near Bhīṣma’s chariot—keeping the horses to one’s left—when dealing with undeluded, alert heroes.