Shloka 3
दुर्ग-निवेश-राजधर्मः | Fortified Capital and the King’s Residential Polity
Rājadharma
तस्मात् ते वर्तयिष्यामि दुर्गकर्म विशेषत: । श्रुत्वा तथा विधातव्यमनुष्ठेयं च यत्नत:
tasmāt te vartayiṣyāmi durgakarma viśeṣataḥ | śrutvā tathā vidhātavyam anuṣṭheyaṃ ca yatnataḥ ||
Oleh itu, akan aku jelaskan kepadamu—terutama dengan terperinci—jalan tindakan yang harus diikuti dalam urusan-urusan yang sukar. Setelah mendengarnya, hendaklah engkau bertindak demikian dan melaksanakannya dengan usaha yang cermat.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When facing difficult undertakings, one should first listen carefully to sound guidance and then implement it exactly, with sustained diligence; right action requires both correct instruction and earnest execution.
Bhīṣma, speaking as an instructor in the Śānti Parva, signals that he will now set out a specific, detailed teaching on how to proceed in challenging matters, and urges the listener to put it into practice with effort.