Shloka 13
Śiśupāla-vadha in the Rājasūya-sabhā (शिशुपालवधः — राजसूयसभायाम्)
उत्पतन्तं तु वेगेन जग्राहैनं मनस्विनम् । भीष्म एव महाबाहुर्महासेनमिवेश्वर:
utpatantaṃ tu vegena jagrāhainaṃ manasvinam | bhīṣma eva mahābāhur mahāsenaṃ iveśvaraḥ ||
As Bhīma sprang up with great speed, intent on rushing toward Śiśupāla, the mighty-armed Bhīṣma rose and seized that high-spirited warrior, restraining him—just as the Lord (Maheśvara) is said to have checked Mahāsena (Kārttikeya).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even justified indignation must be governed by discipline and respect for the norms of the sabhā (royal assembly). Bhīṣma’s restraint of Bhīma models dharma as self-control and protection of public order, preventing personal wrath from becoming unlawful violence.
Bhīma, enraged and moving to attack Śiśupāla, leaps up swiftly. Bhīṣma immediately rises and physically restrains him. The poet heightens the scene with a divine simile: as Śiva restrains Mahāsena (Kārttikeya), so Bhīṣma checks Bhīma.