Shloka 16
उक्तवांश्वापि यत् पार्थे भीष्म प्रति नरर्षभम्
uktavānśvāpi yat pārthe bhīṣma prati nararṣabham
サञ्जयは言った。「彼がパールタ（アルジュナ）に向け、『人中の雄牛』と呼んで語った言葉でさえ、実はビீष्मにも向けられていた。戦のただ中で放たれる言葉は、ただ一人の聞き手のためではなく、戦場の倫理の重みを体現する長老・主将たちの決意とダルマの立場を鍛えるために発せられることが多いのだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that speech in a dharmic crisis is strategic and ethically charged: words addressed to one hero (Arjuna) can simultaneously be meant to influence an elder authority (Bhīṣma), reminding leaders that their moral posture shapes the course of war.
Sañjaya reports that statements made in relation to Pārtha (Arjuna), praising him as the foremost of men, were also aimed toward Bhīṣma—indicating a layered address where the message is intended for multiple key figures on the battlefield.