Shloka 11
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
पक््वसस्या हि पृथिवी भवत्यम्बुमती तदा । नैवातिशीतो नात्युष्ण: कालो भवति भारत,क्योंकि उस समय खेती पक जाती है और भूतलपर जलकी प्रचुरता रहती है। भरतनन्दन! उस समय मौसम भी न तो अधिक ठंडा रहता है और न अधिक गरम
pakvasasyā hi pṛthivī bhavaty ambumatī tadā | naivātiśīto nātyuṣṇaḥ kālo bhavati bhārata ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—कारण त्या वेळी पृथ्वी पिकलेल्या धान्याने समृद्ध असते आणि पाण्याचीही विपुलता असते. हे भरतनन्दना! त्या काळी ऋतू न फार थंड असतो, न फार उष्ण.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights a mark of well-being and orderly governance: timely seasons that yield ripe harvests and adequate water, with a balanced climate. Such natural balance is presented as conducive to the people’s prosperity and stability.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on principles connected with rājadharma and public welfare. Here he describes a favorable time/season characterized by mature crops, plentiful water, and moderate temperature.