Shloka 19
अम्बा-शाल्वसंवादः | Amba’s Appeal to Śālva and His Refusal
तानहं शरवर्षेण समन्तात् पर्यवारयम् । सर्वान् नृपांश्वाप्पजयं देवराडिव दानवान्
tān ahaṃ śaravarṣeṇa samantāt paryavārayam | sarvān nṛpān śvāpajayaṃ devarāḍ iva dānavān ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Los contuve por todas partes con una lluvia de flechas, frenando su avance. Y así como Indra, señor de los dioses, vence a los Dānavas, así también sometí a todos aquellos reyes».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty expressed as disciplined martial restraint: Bhīṣma does not merely attack, but strategically contains and subdues opponents, framing victory as the rightful overcoming of disruptive forces—likened to Indra’s triumph over the Dānavas.
Bhīṣma recounts a battle episode in which he halts the advance of multiple kings by surrounding them with a dense volley of arrows, then defeats them, comparing his success to Indra’s victory over the Dānavas.