Shloka 4
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)
सैनापत्यं च सम्प्राप्प कौरवाणां धुरन्धर: । किमचेष्टत गाड़ेयो महाबुद्धिपराक्रम:
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | saināpatyaṃ ca samprāpya kauravāṇāṃ dhurandharaḥ | kim aceṣṭata gāṅgeyo mahābuddhi-parākramaḥ ||
دھرتراشٹر نے کہا—کوروؤں کا بوجھ اٹھانے والے، عظیم عقل و دلیری کے مالک گنگا پتر بھیشم نے سپہ سالاری کا منصب پا کر جنگ کی تیاری میں کون کون سے اقدامات کیے؟
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of leadership in war: when one is entrusted with command, intelligence and valor must be directed into deliberate, responsible action—planning and restraint as much as force—because the burden carried is not merely military but dynastic and moral.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra inquires about Bhīṣma after Bhīṣma has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Kaurava forces, asking what concrete steps he took to prepare for the impending battle.