Shloka 28
अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission
तथेति च प्राह नृपो निर्विशडुकस्तपोधनम् । क्रीडारथो<स्तु भगवन्नुत सांग्रामिको रथ:
tatheti ca prāha nṛpo nirviśaṅkas tapodhanam | krīḍāratho 'stu bhagavan uta sāṅgrāmiko rathaḥ ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ກະສັດເມື່ອຫມົດຄວາມສົງໄສແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງກ່າວຕໍ່ຕະໂປທອນນັ້ນວ່າ: «ເປັນດັ່ງນັ້ນແທ້, ທ່ານຜູ້ນ່າເຄົາລົບ. ຈົ່ງບອກຂ້າ—ຄວນຈັດລົດສຳລັບການຫຼິ້ນສະແດງ ຫຼື ລົດທີ່ເໝາະສຳລັບສົງຄາມ?»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical discernment in royal action: the same resource (a chariot) can serve harmless recreation or warfare. Dharma depends on purpose and intention, and a king should seek wise counsel before choosing a course that may lead to violence.
In Bhīṣma’s narration, the king, reassured and no longer doubtful, addresses an ascetic and asks a practical but value-laden question: whether to prepare a chariot meant for sport or one designed for battle.