बृहस्पतिरुवाच । सामपूर्वं स्मृता नीतिश्चतुरंगामनीकिनीम् । जिगीषतां सुरश्रेष्ठ स्थितिरेषा सनातनी
bṛhaspatiruvāca | sāmapūrvaṃ smṛtā nītiścaturaṃgāmanīkinīm | jigīṣatāṃ suraśreṣṭha sthitireṣā sanātanī
Bṛhaspati berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik di antara para dewa, dasar siasah bagi yang menghendaki kemenangan diingati bermula dengan sāma, yakni perdamaian dan pujukan, diterapkan terhadap bala tentera empat angkatan. Inilah kaedah sanātana bagi mereka yang hendak menakluk.”
Bṛhaspati
Listener: Suraśreṣṭha (best among the gods; likely Indra or the deva leadership)
Scene: Bṛhaspati, the guru of the Devas, instructs the ‘best of gods’ on the eternal sequence of policy—beginning with conciliation—amid a celestial council setting with banners of the fourfold army implied in the background.
Dharma favors restraint: begin with peaceful conciliation before escalating to harsher measures.
No site is praised; the passage teaches nīti (ethical strategy) within a Purāṇic dialogue.
None; it outlines principles of conduct in conflict.