Shloka 10
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
अमृतास्वादसदृशं बलतेजो5भिवर्धनम् | आदायादाय सैवाशु तयो: प्रादात् पुन: पुन:
amṛtāsvādasadṛśaṃ balatejo'bhivardhanam | ādāyādāya saivāśu tayoḥ prādāt punaḥ punaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ce fruit, doux au goût comme un nectar et propre à accroître la force et l’éclat vital, elle le rapportait promptement, encore et encore, et le présentait sans cesse aux deux enfants, avec un soin empreint de révérence.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere, repeated service—offering what is nourishing and beneficial—embodies dharma: care for others’ well-being (strength and tejas) is an ethical act when done with reverence and constancy.
A woman repeatedly brings a nectar-like, strengthening fruit and promptly offers it again and again to two individuals, emphasizing her attentive, respectful service.