Shloka 28
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
आयत्यां च तदात्वे च न ते<स्त्यविदितं प्रभो । षाड्गुण्यस्य विधानेन यात्रायानविधौ तथा
āyatyāṁ ca tadātve ca na te 'sty aviditaṁ prabho | ṣāḍguṇyasya vidhānena yātrāyānavidhau tathā ||
ナーラダは言った。「主よ、あなたに知られぬものは何一つありません。未来に起こることも、現在に属することも。あなたは六種の政略（ṣāḍguṇya）を時宜にかなって用いる法を悉く知り、また出征すべき時と兵を動かさぬ時の規矩をも心得ておられる。ゆえに、これらの策をその時に応じて用いるたび、敵に向かって進軍する場合と進軍しない場合とで、いかなる結果が生ずるかを見極められるのです。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must judge both present and future consequences and apply the sixfold measures of policy appropriately; deciding to march or not to march is an ethical and strategic choice grounded in foresight and right procedure.
Nārada addresses a lordly figure, praising his comprehensive knowledge of statecraft—especially the ṣāḍguṇya framework and the proper rules for undertaking or avoiding a campaign—implying that he can foresee outcomes of action versus restraint.