Shloka 10
Śiśupāla-vākya: Bhīṣma-nindā and the ‘Haṃsa’ Exemplum (शिशुपालवाक्यम् — भीष्मनिन्दा, हंसदृष्टान्तः)
कृष्णेन हि जिता युद्धे बहव: क्षत्रियर्षभा: । जगत् सर्व च वार््ष्णेये निखिलेन प्रतिक्ठितम्,श्रीकृष्णके द्वारा संग्राममें अनेक क्षत्रियशिरोमणि परास्त हुए हैं | यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् वृष्णिकुलभूषण भगवान् श्रीकृष्णमें ही पूर्णरूपसे प्रतिष्ठित है
kṛṣṇena hi jitā yuddhe bahavaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ | jagat sarvaṃ ca vārṣṇeye nikhilena pratiṣṭhitam ||
Bhīṣma dit : «En vérité, dans la guerre, bien des chefs kṣatriya, puissants comme des taureaux, ont été vaincus par Kṛṣṇa. Et ce monde tout entier, sans rien omettre, demeure établi en Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa), comme s’il reposait sur lui.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma affirms two linked ideas: Kṛṣṇa’s demonstrated supremacy in the arena of kṣatriya duty (victory in war) and Kṛṣṇa’s deeper status as the sustaining ground of the world. Ethically, it suggests that true political and martial authority is legitimate only when aligned with the higher order embodied by Kṛṣṇa.
In the Sabha Parva context, Bhīṣma is speaking in the royal assembly and invokes Kṛṣṇa’s past conquests over eminent warrior-kings to establish his unmatched stature. He then elevates the claim from historical prowess to a cosmic assertion: the whole world is established in Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya).