Shloka 28
ददौ दुहितरं चास्मै रत्नानि विविधानि च । एष राज्ञां परो धर्मोडनित्यौ जयपराजयौ
dadau duhitaraṃ cāsmai ratnāni vividhāni ca | eṣa rājñāṃ paro dharmo 'nityau jayaparājayau ||
তাৰপিছত তেওঁ তাক নিজৰ কন্যা বিবাহত দিলে আৰু উপহাৰস্বৰূপে নানা প্ৰকাৰৰ ৰত্নো প্ৰদান কৰিলে। এইয়েই ৰজাসকলৰ পৰম ধৰ্ম; জয় আৰু পৰাজয় অনিত্য।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that a king’s highest dharma is to uphold stable, righteous order through proper alliances and generosity; since victory and defeat are transient, policy should not be driven solely by the obsession with winning.
Bhishma describes a king arranging a marriage by giving his daughter and presenting diverse jewels as gifts, then generalizes the act as exemplary royal conduct, emphasizing the fleeting nature of triumph and loss.