धृतराष्ट्रस्य बलाबलचिन्ता
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Strength and Preference for Śama
भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां भयादशनिसंनि भम् । रिरक्षिषन्त: संरम्भं गमिष्यन्तीति मे मति:,'भीष्म, द्रोण और कृप आदिके भयसे पाण्डवोंकी रक्षा चाहते हुए देवतालोग भीष्म आदिपर वज्रके समान भयंकर क्रोध करेंगे, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है
bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpādīnāṃ bhayād aśani-sannibham | rirakṣiṣantaḥ saṃrambhaṃ gamiṣyantīti me matiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Out of fear of Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, and the others, the gods—seeking to protect the Pāṇḍavas—will be driven into a wrath as terrible as a thunderbolt against Bhīṣma and his party; such is my conviction.”
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