Shloka 16

नायं मानेन राजर्षे न बलेन न हिंसया । न शाठ्येन न मायाभिलोंको भवति शाश्वत:,राजर्षे! यह पुण्यलोक न अभिमानसे, न बलसे, न हिंसासे, न शठतासे और न भाँति- भाँतिकी मायाओंसे ही सुस्थिर होता है

nāyaṁ mānena rājarṣe na balena na hiṁsayā | na śāṭhyena na māyābhir loko bhavati śāśvataḥ ||

Bhīṣma sprach: „O königlicher Weiser, diese Welt wird weder durch Stolz dauerhaft noch durch bloße Kraft noch durch Gewalt gefestigt. Auch durch Trug und die vielen Formen der List wird sie nicht stabil.“

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
ayamthis (world/realm)
ayam:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootidam
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
mānenaby pride/esteem
mānena:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootmāna
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
rājarṣeO royal sage
rājarṣe:
TypeNoun
Rootrājarṣi
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
nanor
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
balenaby strength/force
balena:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootbala
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
nanor
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
hiṃsayāby violence
hiṃsayā:
Karana
TypeNoun
Roothiṃsā
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
nanor
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
śāṭhyenaby deceit/knavery
śāṭhyena:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootśāṭhya
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
nanor
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
māyābhiḥby tricks/stratagems
māyābhiḥ:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootmāyā
Formfeminine, instrumental, plural
lokaḥthe world/realm
lokaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootloka
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
bhavatibecomes/is
bhavati:
TypeVerb
Rootbhū
Formpresent indicative (laṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
śāśvataḥeternal/lasting
śāśvataḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootśāśvata
Formmasculine, nominative, singular

पितामह् उवाच

B
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)
R
Rājarṣi (addressed interlocutor)

Educational Q&A

Enduring social and moral order cannot be secured by arrogance, brute power, violence, deceit, or manipulative stratagems; stability comes from dharma—ethical restraint, truth, and righteous conduct.

In Udyoga Parva, Bhīṣma (the grandsire) instructs a kingly interlocutor, warning against relying on coercion and cunning as foundations of rule, and steering the discussion toward dharma-based governance amid the tensions leading to war.