Shloka 4
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
यथा देवैर्महाराज ईश्वरादघिको वृत: । तथा भवानपि क्षिप्रं रुद्रस्येव पितामह:
yathā devair mahārāja īśvarād adhiko vṛtaḥ | tathā bhavān api kṣipraṁ rudrasyeva pitāmahaḥ ||
Duryodhana dit : «Ô grand roi, de même que les dieux choisirent jadis un être plus puissant qu’Īśvara (Śiva) lui-même, ainsi toi aussi, sans tarder, choisis un commandant—comme le Grand-Père (Bhīṣma) le fut pour Rudra.»
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the urgency and necessity of appointing capable leadership in crisis, legitimizing decisive command by invoking divine precedent and revered exemplars (the gods’ choice; Bhīṣma as ‘Pitāmaha’).
Duryodhana addresses the king and presses for swift selection/appointment of a supreme commander, comparing the desired choice to how the gods chose a superior leader and to Bhīṣma’s eminent status (‘Grandsire’) in relation to Rudra.