Shloka 11
देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle
Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically
ब्रह्मास्त्रं चैव वेदाश्न नैतदन्यत्र दृश्यते । आचार्यपुत्र: क्षमतां नायं कालो विभेदने
brahmāstraṃ caiva vedāś ca naitad anyatra dṛśyate | ācāryaputraḥ kṣamatāṃ nāyaṃ kālo vibhedane |
ビーシュマは言った。「ブラフマー・アストラとヴェーダ——この二つは、我らの師の系譜を離れてはどこにも見られぬ。師の子よ、堪えよ。今は互いに裂け目を作る時ではない。我ら皆で力を合わせ、ここへ来たアルジュナと戦おう。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma urges restraint and unity: internal quarrels and factionalism (vibheda) weaken a cause, especially in crisis. Ethical leadership here means prioritizing collective duty and strategic cohesion over personal grievance.
In the Virāṭa episode’s battlefield context, Bhīṣma addresses the preceptor’s son (Aśvatthāman), asking him to be patient and not sow division. He emphasizes the rare, authoritative heritage of sacred knowledge and weapon-lore (Vedas and Brahmāstra) in their teacher-line, and calls everyone to unite to face Arjuna.