Shloka 1
भीष्मधृतराष्ट्रसंवादः — पाण्डवबलप्रशंसा
Bhishma–Dhritarashtra Dialogue: Appraisal of Pandava Strength
भीकम (2 अमान सप्तषष्ट्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: कौरवपक्षके रथी, महारथी और अतिरथियोंका वर्णन भीष्म उवाच शकुनिर्मातुलस्तेड्सौ रथ एको नराधिप । प्रयुज्य पाण्डवैवैर योत्स्यते नात्र संशय:,भीष्मने कहा--नरेश्वर! यह तुम्हारा मामा शकुनि भी एक रथी है। यह पाण्डवोंसे वैर बाँधकर युद्ध करेगा, इसमें संशय नहीं है
bhīṣma uvāca | śakunir mātulas te ’sau rathī eko narādhipa | prayujya pāṇḍavair vairam yotsyate nātra saṁśayaḥ ||
భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఓ నరాధిపా! నీ మేనమామ శకుని ఒక రథి. పాండవులపై వైరం బిగబట్టి యుద్ధం చేస్తాడు; ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how deliberate attachment to enmity (vaira) becomes a chosen moral stance: even family elders recognize that personal grudges can override restraint and propel one into adharma-driven conflict.
Bhishma is listing and classifying warriors on the Kaurava side. Here he identifies Shakuni as a rathī and states confidently that Shakuni, bound by hostility toward the Pandavas, will take part in the coming war.