Shloka 30
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)
सिन्धुराजो महाराज मतो मे द्विगुणो रथ: । योत्स्यते समरे राजन् विक्रान्तो रथसत्तम:,महाराज! सिन्धुराज जयद्रथको मैं दो रथियोंके बराबर समझता हूँ। ये बड़े पराक्रमी तथा रथी योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ हैं। राजन! ये भी समरांगणमें पाण्डवोंके साथ युद्ध करेंगे
sindhurājo mahārāja mato me dviguṇo rathaḥ | yotsyate samare rājan vikrānto rathasattamaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，依我之见，信度之主——阇耶陀罗他——其力可当两名车战勇士。王啊，这位最卓绝、最勇猛的车战者，将在战场上出阵，与般度诸子为敌。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world ethic of assessing warriors by capability and role in battle: leadership involves sober evaluation of strength, not merely lineage or rhetoric, and such appraisal informs strategic and moral responsibility in war.
In the Udyoga Parva’s war-preparations, Bhīṣma is describing and ranking allied fighters for the Kaurava side. Here he praises Jayadratha, king of Sindhu, judging him equivalent to two chariot-warriors and stating that he will fight against the Pāṇḍavas.