Shloka 13
Śiśupāla-vadha in the Rājasūya-sabhā (शिशुपालवधः — राजसूयसभायाम्)
उत्पतन्तं तु वेगेन जग्राहैनं मनस्विनम् । भीष्म एव महाबाहुर्महासेनमिवेश्वर:,वे उछलकर शिशुपालके पास पहुँचना ही चाहते थे कि महाबाहु भीष्मने बड़े वेगसे उठकर उन मनस्वी भीमको पकड़ लिया, मानो महेश्वरने कार्तिकेियको रोक लिया हो
utpatantaṃ tu vegena jagrāhainaṃ manasvinam | bhīṣma eva mahābāhur mahāsenaṃ iveśvaraḥ ||
Cuando Bhīma se alzó de un salto con gran ímpetu, decidido a lanzarse contra Śiśupāla, Bhīṣma, el de poderosos brazos, se levantó y sujetó a aquel guerrero de alto ánimo, conteniéndolo—tal como se dice que el Señor Maheśvara contuvo a 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.