Shloka 22
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
हतयोधस्ततो राजन् क्षीणकोशश्व भूमिप: । दिवोदास: पुरी त्यक्त्वा पलायनपरो5भवत्
hatayodhas tato rājan kṣīṇakośaś ca bhūmipaḥ | divodāsaḥ purī tyaktvā palāyanaparo 'bhavat ||
Bhishma dijo: «Entonces, oh rey, aquel gobernante —con sus guerreros muertos y su tesoro agotado—, Divodāsa, abandonó su ciudad y se entregó al afán de huir.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked warfare drains both human lives and royal resources; when a king loses his army and treasury, he can no longer uphold his protective duty (rāja-dharma), and political collapse—symbolized by abandoning the capital—follows.
Bhishma narrates that Divodāsa, after suffering heavy losses and exhausting his treasury, leaves his city and turns to flight, indicating decisive defeat and the breakdown of his position.