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 ||
Lorsque Bhīma bondit avec une grande vitesse, résolu à se ruer vers Śiśupāla, Bhīṣma, aux bras puissants, se leva et saisit ce guerrier au cœur ardent, le retenant — comme on dit que le Seigneur Maheśvara retint 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.