Shloka 15
भीष्मकृतः पाण्डवपक्ष-महारथ-प्रशंसा
Bhishma’s appraisal of Pandava-aligned chariot-warriors
तेजोवधमिमं कुर्याद् विभेदयिषुराहवे । यथा त्वं गुणविद्वेषादपरागं चिकीर्षसि
tejovadham imaṁ kuryād vibhedayiṣur āhave | yathā tvaṁ guṇavidveṣād aparāgaṁ cikīrṣasi ||
毗湿摩说道：“谁会在战阵之中意欲离间，而做出这等事——毁去己方战士的锐气与精神？正如你因憎恨我的德行，想使诸王对我生厌、转而远离；同样在此刻——战机已至、同等尊贵的贤王齐集——你仍企图制造裂痕。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid conflict, undermining one’s own side through envy-driven factionalism is ethically blameworthy; true leadership preserves unity and morale rather than sabotaging allies for personal animus.
Bhīṣma rebukes a divisive interlocutor, accusing him of trying to alienate allied kings from Bhīṣma out of jealousy of Bhīṣma’s virtues, and condemns the attempt to weaken a comrade’s martial spirit at the very moment when battle is imminent and kings have assembled.