Shloka 12
Bhīṣma on the Śara-Śayyā: Yudhiṣṭhira and Kṛṣṇa Approach the Eldest for Śānti
ततो निशाम्य गाड़ेयं शाम्यमानमिवानलम् । किंचिद् दीनमना भीष्ममिति होवाच केशव:
tato niśāmya gāḍeyaṃ śāmyamānam ivānalam | kiṃcid dīna-manā bhīṣmam iti hovāca keśavaḥ ||
ຕໍ່ມາ ເມື່ອກະເສວະ (ພຣະກຣິສນະ) ເຫັນ ພຣະພີສະມະ—ບຸດແຫ່ງຄັງຄາ—ມີໃຈຫມອງເສົ້າຢູ່ບ້າງ ແລະປານດັ່ງໄຟທີ່ກຳລັງມອດລົງ ພຣະອົງຈຶ່ງກ່າວກັບທ່ານດ້ວຍຖ້ອຍຄຳເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ເພື່ອເປີດທາງໃຫ້ຄຳຊີ້ນຳທີ່ຈະປະຄອງໃຈໃຫ້ໝັ້ນຄົງ ແລະປຸກຄວາມມຸ່ງໝັ້ນໃນການດຳເນີນຕາມທຳມະ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical moment: when a wise elder’s inner strength wanes, compassionate and dharma-oriented counsel is timely. It highlights attentiveness to another’s mental state and the duty to restore clarity and resolve before instruction on dharma proceeds.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa notices Bhīṣma looking dejected, likened to a fire that is dying down, and then begins to speak to him—introducing the forthcoming dialogue and guidance in the Śānti Parva.