Shloka 7
Amba’s Disclosure of Prior Choice (Śālva) and Appeal to Bhīṣma — Chapter 171
योत्स्यते समरे तात मायावी समरप्रिय: । ये चास्य राक्षसा वीरा: सचिवा वशवर्तिन:
yotsyate samare tāta māyāvī samarapriyaḥ | ye cāsya rākṣasā vīrāḥ sacivā vaśavartinaḥ ||
ဘီရှ္မက ဆိုသည်— «ချစ်သားရေ၊ စစ်ကိုနှစ်သက်သော မာယာကျွမ်းကျင်သူသည် စစ်မြေပြင်၌ တိုက်ခိုက်လိမ့်မည်။ ထို့ပြင် သူ၏ အမှုထမ်းနှင့် အကြံပေးဖြစ်သော ရဲရင့်သည့် ရက္ခသတို့—သူတို့အားလုံးသည် သူ၏ အာဏာအောက်၌ နေကြသည်»။
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a practical ethical-political insight: a battle-loving, deceptive leader can mobilize subordinates who are firmly under his influence; therefore, one must assess not only an individual opponent’s prowess but also the cohesion and obedience of his retinue.
Bhīṣma is describing an adversarial figure characterized by māyā (deception/illusion) and eagerness for combat, noting that the Rākṣasa warriors and counselors associated with him are loyal and controlled by him—emphasizing the organized threat posed by his group.