Shloka 10
Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ
Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly
भुक्तमेतेन बद्धन्नं क्रीडता नगमूर्थनि । इति ते भीष्म शृण्वाना: परे विस्मयमागता:,भीष्म! कृष्णने गोवर्धनपर्वतके शिखरपर खेलते हुए अकेले ही बहुत-सा अन्न खा लिया, यह बात भी तुम्हारे मुँहले सुनकर दूसरे लोगोंको ही आश्चर्य हुआ होगा (मुझे नहीं)
bhuktam etena baddhānnaṁ krīḍatā nagamūrdhani | iti te bhīṣma śṛṇvānāḥ pare vismayam āgatāḥ ||
Шишупала сказал: «О Бхишма, говорят, что, играя на вершине горы, Кришна один съел великое множество приготовленной пищи. Услышав такие слова из твоих уст, другие, верно, пришли в изумление — но не я.»
शिशुपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pride and hostility can make a person dismiss even widely attested accounts; ethical discernment requires humility and fairness, especially in public judgment.
In the royal assembly, Śiśupāla mocks Bhīṣma’s praise of Kṛṣṇa by citing a reported feat—Kṛṣṇa eating much food while playing on a mountain summit—and claims that only others would be amazed, not him.