Shloka 15
Śiśupāla-vadha in the Rājasūya-sabhā (शिशुपालवधः — राजसूयसभायाम्)
नातिचक्राम भीष्मस्य स हि वाक्यमरिंदम: । समुदवृत्तो घनापाये वेलामिव महोदधि:
nāticakrāma bhīṣmasya sa hi vākyam ariṃdamaḥ | samudavṛtto ghanāpāye velām iva mahodadhiḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。敵を屈する者は、ビーシュマの命を越えなかった。雨季の終わりに海が大きくうねり膨れ上がろうとも、大海がその岸を越えぬように。これは、正当な権威の境界の内に力を収める、規律ある自制を示す譬えである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even great strength should remain within rightful boundaries: a powerful person should not violate the command of a legitimate elder/authority, just as the ocean, though swollen, does not cross its shore.
Vaiśampāyana describes how the hero addressed as 'ariṃdama' refrains from disobeying Bhīṣma’s instruction; the restraint is illustrated through the image of the ocean staying within its coastline despite seasonal swelling.