Shloka 37
मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्
Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition
एकैकमेषां निष्पिष्य शिष्टेषु निपुणं चरेत् । न तु शक्तो5पि मेधावी सवनिवारभेन्नूप:
ekaikameṣāṁ niṣpiṣya śiṣṭeṣu nipuṇaṁ caret | na tu śakto 'pi medhāvī sarvān ārabhen nṛpaḥ purandara |
ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬೊಬ್ಬನನ್ನು ಕುಟ್ಟಿ ಕುಸಿದು, ಉಳಿದವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ನಿಪುಣತೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯಬೇಕು. ಶಕ್ತಿಶಾಲಿಯೂ ಮೇಧಾವಿಯೂ ಆದ ರಾಜನೂ ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನೂ ಒಂದೇ ವೇಳೆ ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಬಾರದು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should apply policy with restraint and sequencing: do not open multiple fronts at once; instead neutralize opponents one by one through conciliation, incentives, division, and, when necessary, force.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the king on governance and political strategy, advising a methodical approach to dealing with hostile powers rather than simultaneous confrontation.