Shloka 6
धृतराष्ट्रस्य स्पर्शाभिलाषः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Request for Touch and Permission for Tapas
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्रमवासिकपवके अन्तर्गत आश्रमवासपर्वमें धृतराष्रका उपदेशविषयक छठा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
utsāha-prabhu-śaktibhyāṁ mantra-śaktyā ca bhārata | upapanno nṛpo yāyād viparītaṁ ca varjayet ||
হে ভাৰত! যি ৰজা উৎসাহ-শক্তি, প্ৰভু-শক্তি আৰু মন্ত্ৰ-শক্তি—এই তিনোটাতেই শত্রুতকৈ অধিক, সিয়েই আক্রমণ কৰিব লাগে; আৰু অৱস্থা বিপৰীত হ’লে আক্রমণৰ চিন্তাও ত্যাগ কৰিব লাগে।
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should wage war only when he has superior (1) personal resolve and initiative (utsāha), (2) sovereign resources and authority (prabhu-śakti), and (3) strategic counsel and policy (mantra-śakti). If these are lacking, restraint is the ethical and prudent course.
In the Ashramavāsika context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra delivers counsel on kingship and conduct, emphasizing measured decision-making in warfare: attack only from a position of clear strength and sound counsel, otherwise avoid aggression.