Shloka 14
भीष्मधृतराष्ट्रसंवादः — पाण्डवबलप्रशंसा
Bhishma–Dhritarashtra Dialogue: Appraisal of Pandava Strength
रथयूथपयूथानां यूथपो<यं नरर्षभ: । भारद्वाजात्मज: कर्ता कर्म तीव्र हितं तव,ये नरश्रेष्ठ भरद्वाजनन्दन रथयूथपतियोंके समुदायके भी यूथपति हैं। ये तुम्हारे हितके लिये तीव्र पराक्रम प्रकट करेंगे
rathayūthapayūthānāṁ yūthapo ’yaṁ nararṣabhaḥ | bhāradvājātmajaḥ kartā karma tīvraṁ hitaṁ tava ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ നരശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ഈ ഭാരദ്വാജപുത്രൻ രഥസേനാനായകരുടെ നായകനുമാണ്. നിന്റെ ഹിതത്തിനായി അവൻ തീവ്രവും നിർണായകവുമായ കർമ്മം ഏറ്റെടുക്കും.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competent leadership should be recognized and entrusted with responsibility: Bhīṣma highlights Droṇa’s command stature and frames his fierce action as being undertaken for the ally’s welfare, linking martial intensity with a stated purpose of benefit.
In the Udyoga Parva’s war-preparations, Bhīṣma is describing Droṇa’s standing among commanders and assuring the addressed party that Droṇa will execute powerful martial measures for their advantage.