Shloka 11
भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शमोपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel of Conciliation to Duryodhana
विदिता ते सदा बुद्धिर्भीमस्य न स शाम्यति । यावदन्तं न कुरुते शत्रूणां शत्रुकर्शन,शत्रुदमन श्रीकृष्ण! तुम्हें भीमसेनका विचार तो सदासे ज्ञात ही है, वह जबतक शत्रुओंका अन्त नहीं कर लेगा, तबतक शान्त नहीं होगा
viditā te sadā buddhir bhīmasya na sa śāmyati | yāvad antaṁ na kurute śatrūṇāṁ śatrukarśana || śatrudamana śrīkṛṣṇa te bhīmasenasya vicāraḥ sadā jñāta eva | sa yāvat śatrūṇām antaṁ na kariṣyati tāvat na śānto bhaviṣyati ||
ความมุ่งมั่นและความคิดของภีมะนั้นท่านรู้มาเนิ่นนานแล้ว มันไม่สงบลง ตราบใดที่เขายังไม่ทำลายศัตรูให้สิ้นสุด โอผู้บดขยี้ศัตรู ตราบนั้นเขาย่อมไม่อาจสงบใจได้
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a fixed resolve—especially one rooted in perceived justice and injury—can make peace impossible until the underlying grievance is addressed. It implicitly contrasts diplomatic delay with the psychological and ethical momentum of a warrior’s vow, raising the question of when restraint is dharmic and when decisive action becomes unavoidable.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, the speaker (identified as “the son”) tells Kṛṣṇa that Bhīma’s intention is already known to him: Bhīma will not be pacified until the enemies are brought to ruin. The line underscores internal pressure within the Pāṇḍava camp that complicates any settlement.