Shloka 26
Bhaṅgāśvanopākhyāna — On comparative affection in strī–puruṣa union (भङ्गाश्वनोपाख्यानम्)
सहिता भ्रातरस्ते5थ राज्यं बुभुजिरे तदा । तान् दृष्टवा भ्रातृभावेन भुज्जानान् राज्यमुत्तमम्
sahitā bhrātaras te ’tha rājyaṃ bubhujire tadā | tān dṛṣṭvā bhrātṛbhāvena bhuñjānān rājyam uttamam |
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ແລ້ວພວກອ້າຍນ້ອງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ພ້ອມໃຈກັນ ໄດ້ເລີ່ມຊົມໃຊ້ ແລະບໍລິຫານອານາຈັກຮ່ວມກັນ. ເມື່ອອິນທຣະ ຈອມເທວະດາ ເຫັນພວກເຂົາຢູ່ຮ່ວມກັນດ້ວຍຈິດໃຈອ້າຍນ້ອງ ແລະຊົມໃຊ້ດິນແດນອັນປະເສີດນັ້ນຮ່ວມກັນ ກໍເກີດໂກດແຄ້ນ ແລະຄິດວ່າ: ‘ເຮົາໄດ້ເຮັດແຕ່ຄຸນໃຫ້ແກ່ຣາຊະຣິສີນີ້ ບໍ່ໄດ້ເຮັດຮ້າຍເຂົາເລີຍ’»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Shared rule grounded in bhrātṛbhāva (brotherly solidarity) is portrayed as a high ethical ideal in governance; the episode also warns that even apparent virtue can provoke envy or resentment, especially when power and prestige are involved.
A group of brothers jointly enjoy/administrate an excellent kingdom in harmony. Observing this unity, Indra becomes angry and thinks he has only helped the royal sage and has not harmed him—setting up a conflict driven by Indra’s reaction to their flourishing.