Shloka 14
Śikhaṇḍī-janma-nigūḍha-vṛtta (The concealed birth-account of Śikhaṇḍī) | शिखण्डी-जन्म-निगूढ-वृत्त
अभियास्यति मां कोपात् सम्बन्धी सुमहाबल: । हिरण्यवर्मा नृपति: कर्षमाणो वरूथिनीम्,'देवि! मेरे महाबली सम्बन्धी हिरण्यवर्मा क्रोधवश अपनी विशाल सेना लाकर मेरे ऊपर आक्रमण करेंगे
abhiyāsyati māṁ kopāt sambandhī sumahābalaḥ | hiraṇyavarmā nṛpatiḥ karṣamāṇo varūthinīm ||
Bhishma said: “Enraged, my exceedingly powerful kinsman—King Hiraṇyavarmā—will advance against me, drawing up and bringing forward his great army for attack.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (kopa) can override kinship bonds and propel even close relatives into violence, warning that unchecked wrath destabilizes dharma and social order.
Bhishma foresees or reports that his powerful relative, King Hiraṇyavarmā, will come in anger and march against him with a large army, signaling an escalation toward armed confrontation.