Shloka 30
Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command
Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa
वारितो5सि मया तात मुनिभिरव्वेदपारगै: । मा गच्छ संयुगं तेन वासुदेवेन धन्विना
Bhīṣma uvāca |
Vārito ’si mayā tāta munibhir avvedapāragaiḥ |
Mā gaccha saṃyugaṃ tena Vāsudevena dhanvinā ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Mahal kong anak, binalaan ka na—ako at ang mga pantas na ganap na bihasa sa mga Veda. Huwag kang pumasok sa digmaan upang lumaban sa mamamanang si Vāsudeva. Ngunit dahil sa pagkalito, hindi mo pinahalagahan ang mga payong ito.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heed wise counsel grounded in dharma and sacred knowledge; delusion (moha) makes one disregard warnings and rush toward self-destruction, especially when opposing the divinely guided.
Bhishma addresses a younger person as “tāta,” reminding him that both Bhishma and Veda-knowing sages had warned him not to enter combat against the bow-bearing Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), but the warning was ignored due to delusion.