Shloka 32
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
यथामुख्यान् संनिपात्य वक्तव्या: संशपामहे | विजयार्थ हि संग्रामे न त्यक्ष्याम: परस्परम्
yathā-mukhyān sannipātya vaktavyāḥ saṁśapāmahe | vijayārthaṁ hi saṅgrāme na tyakṣyāmaḥ parasparam |
Sesudah itu, kumpulkan para pemimpin terkemuka dan buatlah mereka mengucapkan sumpah yang khidmat: “Demi kemenangan dalam pertempuran, selama hayat masih tersisa, kami tidak akan saling meninggalkan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined leadership and collective responsibility: victory and righteous conduct in war depend on unity, mutual loyalty, and a formally affirmed commitment not to desert one another while life endures.
Bhishma outlines a practical directive: the principal warriors or leaders should be assembled and made to swear an oath of mutual non-abandonment in the battlefield, binding the group to coordinated effort aimed at victory.