Shloka 62
सुव्रतः सुमुख: सूक्ष्म: सुधोष: सुखद: सुह्ृत् मनोहरो जितक्रोधो वीरबाहुर्विदारण:
suvrataḥ sumukhaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sudhoṣaḥ sukhadaḥ suhṛt | manoharo jitakrodho vīrabāhur vidāraṇaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「彼はすぐれた誓戒を具え、和やかな面貌を持つ。測りがたく微妙にして、気高く深い響きの言葉を語る。彼は安楽を与え、無因の慈悲によって一切衆生の真の友である。美と柔らかな語りで心を奪い、怒りを征し、不当な扱いを受けても憤らない。勇猛なる腕を備え、非義の者を打ち滅ぼす。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal where inner discipline (conquering anger), universal goodwill (suhṛt), and beneficence (sukhadaḥ) coexist with strength (vīrabāhuḥ) used to protect dharma (vidāraṇaḥ). True power is shown as restrained, compassionate, and directed against unrighteousness rather than driven by personal rage.
Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of exalted epithets describing the supreme being’s qualities—pleasant presence, subtle nature, noble speech, kindness to all, and the capacity to destroy adharma. The passage functions as devotional praise and moral instruction through divine attributes.