Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 143
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Pāṇḍava-Alliance Warriors (Śikhaṇḍin, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and Allied Kings)
प्रत्यक्ष तव राजेन्द्र राजसूये यथाभवत् । उनमेंसे एक-एकमें इतनी शक्ति है कि वे समस्त राजाओंका युद्धमें संहार कर सकते हैं। राजेन्द्र! राजसूय-यज्ञमें जैसा जो कुछ हुआ था, वह सब तुमने अपनी आँखों देखा था
pratyakṣaṁ tava rājendra rājasūye yathābhavat |
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，在王祀（Rājasūya）之祭上，诸事如何展开，你亲眼所见，分明在目。”在此语境中，毗湿摩提醒君主：关于权势、盟约与王道政略之因果，其真相并非道听途说，而是早已目睹之事——当以既往的先例来衡量当下的抉择，这是道义的警策。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes pratyakṣa—direct knowledge and witnessed precedent—as the proper basis for royal judgment, urging the king to remember what was seen at the Rājasūya and to act responsibly in light of known consequences.
Bhīṣma addresses the king and points back to the Rājasūya sacrifice, reminding him that the earlier events were personally witnessed, thereby strengthening Bhīṣma’s counsel with the authority of shared, observed history.