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 ||
மூடனே! பிறரின் வீரத்தால் தான் உன் வலத்தை உண்மையென எண்ணுகிறாய்; நீயோ கோழையாக இருந்து கொண்டே மற்றவர்களைப் பழிக்க விரும்புகிறாய்.
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.