Shloka 11
The Thirteen Inner Adversaries (Trayodaśa Doṣāḥ): Origins and Pacification
मयि वै त्यज्यतां क्रोध: किं मे क्रुद्धः करिष्यसि । न ते बिभेमि पवन यद्यपि त्वं स्वयं प्रभु:
mayi vai tyajyatāṃ krodhaḥ kiṃ me kruddhaḥ kariṣyasi | na te bibhemi pavana yadyapi tvaṃ svayaṃ prabhuḥ ||
பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—“என்மேலே உன் சினத்தைச் செலுத்து. சினந்தால் நீ என்ன செய்ய முடியும்? ஓ வாயுவே! நீயே பேராற்றலுடைய ஆண்டவனாயிருந்தாலும், நான் உன்னை அஞ்சேன்.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models fearlessness and moral steadiness: one who is grounded in inner resolve does not yield to intimidation, even by a powerful force. It also implies that anger should be restrained or redirected away from harming others, as wrath does not automatically confer moral authority.
Bhīṣma addresses Pavana (the Wind-god) directly, challenging him to vent his anger on Bhīṣma and declaring that even if Pavana is immensely powerful, Bhīṣma will not be frightened or coerced.