Shloka 5
भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
स त्वं परेषां वीर्येण मन्यसे वीर्यमात्मन: । स्वयं कापुरुषो मूढ परांश्व क्षेप्तुमिच्छसि
sa tvaṁ pareṣāṁ vīryeṇa manyase vīryam ātmanaḥ | svayaṁ kāpuruṣo mūḍha parāṁś ca kṣeptum icchasi ||
Disse Sañjaya: Tu imaginas que a tua força é real apenas porque a tomas emprestada da valentia de outros. Contudo, tu mesmo és um covarde, um insensato, e ainda assim queres lançar acusações contra os demais.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
True strength is not borrowed prestige; ethical conduct requires humility and restraint in speech. One who lacks personal courage yet attacks others with blame is censured as deluded and dishonorable.
Sanjaya delivers a sharp moral rebuke, accusing the addressed person of claiming strength through others’ prowess while personally being cowardly, and of trying to malign others despite lacking genuine merit.