Shloka 16
भीष्मधृतराष्ट्रसंवादः — पाण्डवबलप्रशंसा
Bhishma–Dhritarashtra Dialogue: Appraisal of Pandava Strength
नैष जातु महेष्वास: पार्थमक्लिष्टकारिणम् | हन्यादाचार्यकं दीप्तं संस्मृत्य गुणनिर्जितम्
naiṣa jātu maheṣvāsaḥ pārtham akliṣṭakāriṇam | hanyād ācāryakaṃ dīptaṃ saṃsmṛtya guṇanirjitam ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ນັກທະນູຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນ ຈະບໍ່ເຄີຍຟັນຟາດປາຣຖະ—ຜູ້ກະທຳກິດອັນໃຫຍ່ໂດຍບໍ່ເມື່ອຍລ້າ—ເລີຍ. ເມື່ອລະລຶກເຖິງສາຍສຳພັນອັນສະຫວ່າງໄສລະຫວ່າງອາຈານແລະສິດ—ດໂຣນະ ອາຈານຜູ້ໂດງດັງ ຜູ້ຖືກຊະນະໃຈໂດຍຄຸນຄ່າຂອງອາຣຈຸນ—ລາວຈະບໍ່ອາດນຳໃຈຂ້າບຸດແຫ່ງກຸນຕີໄດ້»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, ethical memory matters: the obligations and reverence embedded in the guru–śiṣya bond can restrain violence. Virtue (guṇa) is portrayed as a moral force that ‘conquers’ hearts, making certain acts—like killing a revered teacher or beloved disciple—psychologically and ethically difficult.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Bhīṣma assesses likely conduct in the coming conflict. He states that the great archer in question will not kill Arjuna, because recalling the luminous teacherly bond—centered on Droṇa and Arjuna and shaped by Arjuna’s virtues—prevents such an act.