Shloka 4
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
तेषां प्रतिविघातार्थ प्रवक्ष्याम्यथ नैगमम् । कार्याणां सर्वसिद्धयर्थ तानुपायान् निबोध मे
teṣāṃ prativighātārthaṃ pravakṣyāmy atha naigamam | kāryāṇāṃ sarvasiddhyarthaṃ tān upāyān nibodha me, yudhiṣṭhira |
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যুধিষ্ঠির! তাদের প্রতিরোধ ও দমনের জন্য আমি এখন বৈদিক (প্রামাণ্য) উপায়গুলি বলব। সকল কার্যে পূর্ণ সিদ্ধির জন্য সেই উপায়গুলি আমার কাছ থেকে ভালো করে জেনে নাও।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames governance and moral order as requiring legitimate, Veda-grounded measures (upāyas) to restrain those who violate dharma; effective action must be guided by authoritative principles, not mere impulse.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Bhīṣma continues instructing King Yudhiṣṭhira on rājadharma. Here he announces that he will explain the scripturally sanctioned methods for countering wrongdoers and ensuring the successful execution of rightful duties.