Shloka 41
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)
आम वचो भीष्म: प्रहसन् वै मुहुर्मुहुः । [ तनयं तुभ्यं क्रोधादुद्वृत्य चक्षुषी,यह सुनकर भीष्म बारंबार हँसकर क्रोधसे आँखें तरेरते हुए आपके पुत्रसे बोले --
sañjaya uvāca | āma vaco bhīṣmaḥ prahasan vai muhur muhuḥ | tanayaṃ tubhyaṃ krodhād udvṛtya cakṣuṣī, …
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಆ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಮರುಮರು ನಗಿದನು; ನಂತರ ಕ್ರೋಧದಿಂದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಮಗನನ್ನು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ಹೇಳಿದನು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of counsel in war: when pride and anger dominate leadership, even elders respond with sharp irony and stern admonition, implying that righteous strategy requires humility and self-control.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīṣma, after hearing certain words, repeatedly laughs and then, angered, glares with widened eyes and speaks to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana), setting up a reprimand or forceful instruction.