Shloka 40
भीष्मकृतः पाण्डवपक्ष-महारथ-प्रशंसा
Bhishma’s appraisal of Pandava-aligned chariot-warriors
चिन्त्यतामिदमेकाग्रं मम नि:श्रेयसं परम् | उभावपि भवन्तौ मे महत् कर्म करिष्यत:,“आप एकाग्रचित्त होकर मेरे परम कल्याणकी बात सोचिये। आप और कर्ण दोनों ही मेरा महान् कार्य सिद्ध करेंगे
cintyātām idam ekāgraṃ mama niḥśreyasaṃ param | ubhāv api bhavantau me mahat karma kariṣyataḥ ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Hãy nhất tâm suy xét điều này—điều mà ta xem là phúc lợi tối thượng của ta. Khanh và Karṇa, cả hai, sẽ hoàn thành cho ta một trọng sự lớn lao.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma urges disciplined, single-pointed reflection on the ‘highest good’ (niḥśreyasa), implying that ethical clarity and inner resolve should precede decisive action; great deeds should be grounded in considered welfare, not impulse.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Bhīṣma addresses two interlocutors (one explicitly Karṇa), asking them to concentrate on what he deems his supreme welfare and indicating that both will play a crucial role in fulfilling an important objective connected with him.