Shloka 12
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 165 — Bhīṣma’s Appraisal and Karṇa’s Rebuttal (भीष्म–कर्ण विवादः)
व्यलीकं पाण्डवेयेन भीमसेनानुजेन ह । दिशो विजयता राजन् श्वेतवाहेन भारत
vyalīkaṃ pāṇḍaveyena bhīmasenānujena ha | diśo vijayatā rājan śvetavāhena bhārata ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，婆罗多啊，般度之子阿周那——毗摩塞那之弟、驾驭白马之战车者——昔日在征服四方的远征中，曾使特里伽尔塔人蒙受羞辱。念及旧怨，那些勇士将以坚定之志踏入战场，倾力鏖战。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Past actions—especially humiliations inflicted during political conquest—create durable enmities that resurface in war; leaders must recognize how earlier choices shape later conflicts and motivations.
Bhīṣma explains to the king that Arjuna, famed for his white steeds, had earlier offended the Trigartas during a conquest tour; that remembered hostility now fuels determined participation in the coming battle.