Shloka 18
देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle
Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically
द्रोण उवाच यदेतत् प्रथमं वाक््यं भीष्म: शान्तनवोड<ब्रवीत् । तेनैवाहं प्रसन्नो वै नीतिरत्र विधीयताम्
droṇa uvāca | yad etat prathamaṁ vākyaṁ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo ’bravīt | tenaivāhaṁ prasanno vai nītir atra vidhīyatām |
قال درونا: «أما المشورة الأولى التي نطق بها بهيشما ابن شانتانو—فبها وحدها قد رضيت. فلتُوضَع هنا سياسةٌ على وفق ذلك».
द्रोण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective leadership in crisis relies on heeding sound senior counsel and promptly establishing a clear, workable policy (nīti) rather than acting from impulse.
Droṇa responds to Bhīṣma’s earlier recommendation, expresses agreement, and urges that a concrete strategy be formally decided for the situation at hand.