Shloka 10
Bhīṣma’s Dream-Counsel and the Prasvāpa Astra (भीष्मस्वप्नदर्शनम् / प्रस्वापास्त्रोपदेशः)
पितर ऊचु. मा स्मैवं साहसं तात पुनः कार्षी: कथंचन । भीष्मेण संयुगं गन्तुं क्षत्रियेण विशेषत:
pitar ūcuḥ—mā smaivaṃ sāhasaṃ tāta punaḥ kārṣīḥ kathaṃcana | bhīṣmeṇa saṃyugaṃ gantuṃ kṣatriyeṇa viśeṣataḥ ||
Sinabi ng mga ninuno: “Anak, huwag mo nang muling gawin ang gayong kapusukan, sa anumang paraan. Ang pumasok sa digmaan laban kay Bhīṣma—lalo na laban sa isang kṣatriya na gaya ng kanyang katayuan—ay hindi nararapat para sa iyo.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ancestral authority warns against reckless heroics: ethical action in war requires discernment of one’s capacity and the opponent’s stature; bravado that ignores prudence is condemned.
The forefathers address a younger figure and forbid him from repeating a previous act of rashness—specifically, from entering combat against Bhīṣma, emphasizing the exceptional danger and impropriety of challenging such a formidable kṣatriya.