Shloka 46
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
उत्पाताश्व निपाताश्च सुयुद्ध सुपलायितम् | शस्त्राणां पालन ज्ञानं तथैव भरतर्षभ
bhīṣma uvāca | utpātāśva-nipātāś ca suyuddha-supalāyitam | śastrāṇāṁ pālana-jñānaṁ tathaiva bharatarṣabha ||
भीष्म म्हणाले— हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! या शास्त्रात आकस्मिक आक्रमण व प्रतिआक्रमण, उत्तम युद्ध व सुयोग्य माघार, तसेच शस्त्रांचे संरक्षण-ज्ञानही सांगितले आहे.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes that righteous governance and kshatriya-dharma include disciplined military knowledge: training in formations and maneuvers, knowing when to stand firm and when to withdraw, and maintaining and using weapons responsibly rather than recklessly.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhishma is describing the contents of a martial or statecraft-oriented treatise: it covers battlefield techniques (leaping, ducking, steady fighting, tactical retreat) and practical knowledge about safeguarding and employing weapons.