Shloka 10
धृतराष्ट्रस्य बलाबलचिन्ता
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Strength and Preference for Śama
भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां भयादशनिसंनि भम् । रिरक्षिषन्त: संरम्भं गमिष्यन्तीति मे मति:,'भीष्म, द्रोण और कृप आदिके भयसे पाण्डवोंकी रक्षा चाहते हुए देवतालोग भीष्म आदिपर वज्रके समान भयंकर क्रोध करेंगे, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है
bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpādīnāṃ bhayād aśani-sannibham | rirakṣiṣantaḥ saṃrambhaṃ gamiṣyantīti me matiḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ, ദ്രോണൻ, കൃപൻ മുതലായവരുടെ ഭയത്താൽ പാണ്ഡവരെ രക്ഷിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന ദേവന്മാർ ഭീഷ്മപക്ഷത്തിനെതിരെ വജ്രസമമായ ഭയങ്കര കോപത്തിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങും—ഇതാണ് എന്റെ അഭിപ്രായം।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When adharma grows powerful through formidable champions, the protection of the righteous is portrayed as drawing even higher forces into decisive opposition; moral order (dharma) is not merely personal but cosmic, and protection of the just may require stern, thunderbolt-like resolve.
Vaiśampāyana expresses his view that, fearing the might of Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa and allied warriors, the gods—intent on safeguarding the Pāṇḍavas—will become fiercely enraged against Bhīṣma’s side, with anger likened to a thunderbolt.