Shloka 11
जनकस्य युद्धोपदेशः — Janaka’s Instruction on Steadfast Battle-Conduct
सर्वे स्वर्गतिमिच्छन्ति सुयुद्धेनातिमन्यव: । क्षोभयेयुरनीकानि सागरं मकरा यथा
sarve svargatim icchanti suyuddhenātimanyavaḥ | kṣobhayeyur anīkāni sāgaraṃ makarā yathā ||
毗湿摩说道：一切高贵的刹帝利，骄勇炽烈，皆愿以正当之战求取天界。故如摩伽罗搅动大海一般，他们猛然冲入敌军阵列，使诸军大乱——为忿怒、雄心与武士之法所驱，视无畏交锋为通向崇高归宿之途。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a kshatriya ideal: many warriors seek heavenly merit through courageous, 'proper' combat, and this aspiration—mixed with pride and anger—drives them to shake enemy formations. It implicitly raises an ethical tension between dharmic duty in war and the passions that fuel violence.
Bhishma is describing the mindset and battlefield effect of elite kshatriyas: intent on winning heavenly reward through valor, they charge into opposing armies and create upheaval, compared to makaras stirring the ocean.