Mahabharata 1.103.49 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 103, Shloka 49
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 103 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Gāndhārī Vivāha: Proposal, Consent, and the Vow
अस्त्रेण चास्याथैन्द्रेण न््यवधीत् तुरगोत्तमान् | कन्याहेतोर्नरश्रेष्ठ भीष्म: शान्तनवस्तदा
astreṇa cāsyātha aindreṇa nyavadhīt turagottamān | kanyāhetor naraśreṣṭho bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavas tadā ||
பின்னர் இந்திராஸ்திரத்தால் அவனுடைய சிறந்த குதிரைகளை வீழ்த்தினான். கன்னியருக்காகப் போரிட்ட அந்த வேளையில், சாந்தனுவின் புதல்வனும் மனிதரில் சிறந்தவனுமான பீஷ்மன் சால்வனை வென்றான்।
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Even in warfare, dharma includes restraint: Bhīṣma achieves his objective and defeats Śālva, yet spares his life, and the defeated king returns to righteous rule—showing that victory should restore order rather than become cruelty.
Bhīṣma uses the Aindra weapon to destroy Śālva’s best horses, wins the battle connected with the maidens’ svayaṃvara, and then departs for Hastināpura with the maidens for Vicitravīrya, while Śālva and the other kings withdraw to their kingdoms.
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