Shloka 111
बलिना विग्रहो राजन् न कदाचित् प्रशस्यते । बलिना विग्रहो यस्य कुतो राज्यं कुत: सुखम्,राजन्! बलवानके साथ युद्ध छेड़ना कभी अच्छा नहीं माना जाता। जिसने बलवानके साथ झगड़ा मोल ले लिया, उसके लिये कहाँ राज्य है और कहाँ सुख?
balinā vigraho rājan na kadācit praśasyate | balinā vigraho yasya kuto rājyaṃ kutaḥ sukham, rājan ||
أيها الملك، إنّ الدخول في صراع مع ذي قوة لا يُحمد قط. فمن حمل نفسه على خصومة القوي—فأين له المُلك، وأين له السعادة؟
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not initiate or sustain conflict with a stronger power; such imprudence is condemned because it leads to loss of rule and loss of happiness. Wise governance requires assessing strength, choosing restraint, and avoiding self-destructive enmity.
Brahmadatta addresses a king and offers counsel in the didactic tone typical of the Shanti Parva, emphasizing practical statecraft and moral prudence: quarrelling with the powerful undermines both political security (rājya) and personal welfare (sukha).