Shloka 30
मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्
Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition
प्रणिपातेन दानेन वाचा मधुरया ब्रुवन् अमित्रमपि सेवेत न च जातु विशड्कयेत्,राजाको चाहिये कि वह मस्तक झुकाकर, दान देकर तथा मीठे वचन बोलकर शत्रुका भी मित्रके समान ही सेवन करे। उसके मनमें कभी संदेह न उत्पन्न होने दे
praṇipātena dānena vācā madhurayā bruvan | amitram api seveta na ca jātu viśaṅkayet ||
「拝礼して頭を垂れ、贈り物を与え、甘く和らいだ言葉をもって語り、王は敵であっても友のごとく仕えるべきである。決して相手の心に疑念を生じさせてはならぬ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should neutralize hostility through humility, generosity, and gentle speech, cultivating even an enemy as if a friend, and must avoid creating suspicion—because trust and reassurance can prevent conflict and secure political stability.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira on practical governance: how a king should deal with adversaries using conciliatory conduct and careful management of perceptions, rather than provoking fear or doubt.