Shloka 146
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
यत्नवान् भव राजेन्द्र यत्नवान् सुखमेधते । अप्रधृष्यश्न शत्रूणां भृत्यानां स्वजनस्य च
yatnavān bhava rājendra yatnavān sukham edhate | apradhṛṣyaś ca śatrūṇāṁ bhṛtyānāṁ svajanasya ca, nareśvara |
Bhishma bersabda: “Jadilah tekun, wahai raja terbaik. Orang yang tekun akan makmur dengan mudah. Dengan usaha yang berterusan, seorang pemerintah menjadi tidak tertembus—di mata musuh, bahkan di tengah rakyat dan para pembantunya sendiri. Maka, wahai tuan manusia, seorang kshatriya hendaklah berusaha mencapai penguasaan Dhanurveda/ilmu persenjataan, pengajian Veda, serta kemahiran pemerintahan yang praktikal seperti menunggang gajah dan kuda dan memandu kereta perang; kerana usaha ialah akar kemajuan yang teguh dan kewibawaan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that sustained effort (yatna/udyama) is the foundation of a king’s prosperity and security. A ruler who trains diligently—intellectually and militarily—becomes difficult to overpower and gains stable authority among enemies as well as within his own household and administration.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on royal duty (rājadharma). Here he urges the king to be industrious and to cultivate the practical and scriptural disciplines expected of a kṣatriya, emphasizing that diligence leads to flourishing and invulnerability.