Shloka 10
राज्ञो वृत्त-गुण-संग्रहः (Conduct and the Thirty-Six Virtues of a King) / The King’s Code of Conduct
सेवेत प्रणयं हित्वा दक्ष: स्यान्न त्वकालवित् । सान्त्वयेन्न च मोक्षाय अनुगह्नन्न चाक्षिपेत्,२९-हठ5 छोड़कर प्रीतिका पालन करे। ३०-कार्य-कुशल हो, किंतु अवसरके ज्ञानसे शून्य न हो। ३१-केवल पिण्ड छुड़ानेके लिये किसीको सान्त्वना या भरोसा न दे। ३२- किसीपर कृपा करते समय आक्षेप न करे
bhīṣma uvāca | seveta praṇayaṃ hitvā dakṣaḥ syān na tv akālavit | sāntvayen na ca mokṣāya anugṛhṇan na cākṣipet ||
Bhishma said: One should maintain proper relations without becoming enslaved by personal attachment. Let him be competent in action, yet not ignorant of the right moment. He should not offer consolation or assurances merely to rid himself of an obligation. And when showing favor or granting help, he should not do so with reproach or insulting insinuation.
भीष्म उवाच