Shloka 11
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
तेन ते संधिरेवास्तु विश्वसास्मिन् यथा मयि । न राज्यमनमात्येन शक्यं शास्तुमपि 5यहम्
tena te sandhir evāstu viśvāsasmin yathā mayi | na rājyam anamātyena śakyaṃ śāstum api tryaham ||
Bhīṣma dit : « C’est pourquoi, qu’un traité soit assurément conclu avec lui. Placez en lui la même confiance que vous placez en moi. Car nul royaume ne peut être gouverné—et, à vrai dire, ne peut même se maintenir—ne fût-ce que trois jours sans ministre. »
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective and ethical governance depends on trusted counsel: a ruler should seek reconciliation where appropriate and recognize that a kingdom cannot be administered without capable ministers.
Bhishma, instructing on royal duty and policy, urges the listener to make peace (sandhi) with a certain person and to extend trust to him, emphasizing the practical necessity of ministers for the functioning of the state.