Shloka 25
मायासभायां दुर्योधनस्य अवमान-प्रसङ्गः
Duryodhana’s Humiliation in the Hall of Māyā
भीष्म उवाच एवमेष नृप: पाप: शिशुपाल: सुमन्दधी: । त्वां समाह्नयते वीर गोविन्दवरदर्पित:,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--वीरवर भीमसेन! इस प्रकार यह मन्दबुद्धि पापी राजा शिशुपाल भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके दिये हुए वरदानसे उन्मत्त होकर तुम्हें युद्धेके लिये ललकार रहा है
bhīṣma uvāca evameṣa nṛpaḥ pāpaḥ śiśupālaḥ sumandadhīḥ | tvāṃ samāhnayate vīra govindavaradarpitaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“正是如此——那罪恶的国王尸输波罗，愚钝至极，正在向你挑战，勇士啊。他因戈文达（克里希纳）所赐的恩许而骄狂自醉，呼你出阵决战。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical warning: arrogance fueled by perceived divine favor (a boon) can lead to reckless aggression. Bhishma frames Shishupala’s challenge as arising from moral fault (pāpa) and poor discernment (sumandadhī), implying that true dharma requires humility and right judgment, not pride-driven hostility.
Bhishma addresses Bhimasena and identifies Shishupala as the instigator. He explains that Shishupala, emboldened and made arrogant by a boon associated with Govinda (Krishna), is openly calling Bhima to fight—setting the stage for confrontation and testing the assembly’s restraint and dharmic order.