Shloka 42
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
जज्माजड्म॒श्षोक्ताश्वूर्णणोगा विषादय:,सेनाके गुप्त अड़ हैं जड़म (सर्पादिजनित) और अजड़म (पेड़-पौधोंसे उत्पन्न) विष आदि चूर्णयोग अर्थात् विनाशकारक ओषधियाँ
jāṅgama-jāḍya-śokta-aśva-ūrṇanāgā viṣādayaḥ; senāyāṃ guptāḥ sthāpitāḥ; jaḍam (sarpādi-janitam) ca ajaḍam (vṛkṣa-latādi-janyam) viṣa-ādi-cūrṇa-yogaḥ, vināśakārakā oṣadhayaḥ
Bhishma said: There are destructive preparations—poisons and powdered compounds—some derived from living creatures such as serpents, and others derived from plants and trees. When such lethal drugs are secretly placed within an army, they become a hidden means of ruin, undermining righteous conduct by relying on covert harm rather than open, accountable action.
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