Shloka 40
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
शत्रुं कृत्वा यः सहायं विश्वासमुपगच्छति । स न सम्भाव्यमेवैतद् यद् राज्यं प्राप्रुयादिति,जो शत्रुको सहायक बनाकर उसका विश्वास करता है, वह राज्य प्राप्त कर लेगा, इसकी कभी सम्भावना ही नहीं करनी चाहिये
śatruṁ kṛtvā yaḥ sahāyaṁ viśvāsam upagacchati | sa na sambhāvyam evaitad yad rājyaṁ prāpnuyād iti ||
जो शत्रूला सहाय्यक करून त्याच्यावर विश्वास ठेवतो, त्याने राज्यप्राप्तीची आशाही धरू नये. वैरावर उभा असलेला विश्वास नीतिसंगत नाही आणि स्थिर राज्यकारभाराचा पाया होऊ शकत नाही.
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not base your pursuit of power on trusting a former or inherent enemy merely because he has been made an ally; such trust is unreliable and undermines the possibility of stable sovereignty.
In the counsel-like discourse of Udyoga Parva, the speaker (identified as 'the son') warns against a strategic and moral error: converting an enemy into a helper and then relying on him with confidence, while expecting to secure a kingdom.