Shloka 2936
Gaṇānāṃ Vṛttiḥ — On the Sustenance and Cohesion of Assemblies
Gaṇa-nīti
अन्योन्यं नाभिभाषन्ते तत्पराभवलक्षणम् । अकमस्मात् पैदा हुए क्रोध और मोहसे अथवा स्वाभाविक लोभसे भी जब संघके लोग आपसमें बातचीत करना बंद कर दें, तब यह उनकी पराजयका लक्षण है
anyonyaṃ nābhibhāṣante tat-parābhava-lakṣaṇam |
Bhishma berkata: “Ketika anggota-anggota suatu kelompok berhenti saling berbicara, itu adalah tanda kekalahan yang mendekat. Entah kebisuan itu timbul mendadak karena amarah dan delusi, atau karena keserakahan yang sudah mendarah daging, runtuhnya komunikasi timbal balik menandai robohnya persatuan dan susutnya kekuatan bersama.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A community’s strength depends on mutual communication; when people stop speaking due to anger, delusion, or greed, unity fractures and defeat becomes likely.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on governance and social order, Bhishma lists practical indicators of a polity or organization’s decline, identifying the cessation of internal dialogue as a decisive omen of downfall.