Shloka 24
Adharmic Victory as Unstable; Rules of Restraint, Mediation, and Conciliation (अधर्मविजय-अध्रुवत्व तथा क्षमा-नयः)
सर्वविद्यातिरेकेण जयमिच्छेन्महीपति: । न मायया न दम्भेन य इच्छेद् भूतिमात्मन:
sarvavidyātirekeṇa jayam icchen mahīpatiḥ | na māyayā na dambhena ya icched bhūtim ātmanaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「自らの繁栄を増さんとする王は、あらゆる学芸における卓越によって勝利を求めるべきである。欺きによってでも、驕り高ぶった見せかけと偽善によってでもない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should pursue success and the growth of his realm through genuine excellence—especially mastery of knowledge and skills—rather than through deception, pretence, or hollow display.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on governance and dharma, Bhishma continues advising on ideal kingship, emphasizing that lasting victory and prosperity arise from cultivated learning and capability, not from manipulative tactics or hypocrisy.