Shloka 31
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
विहीनं कर्मणान्यायं यः प्रगृह्नाति भूमिप: । उपायस्याविशेषज्ञं तद् वै क्षत्रं नपुंसकम्
vihīnaṃ karmaṇā nyāyaṃ yaḥ pragṛhṇāti bhūmipaḥ | upāyasyāviśeṣajñaṃ tad vai kṣatraṃ napuṃsakam ||
ଯେ ଭୂପତି ସତ୍କର୍ମହୀନ, ନ୍ୟାୟଶୂନ୍ୟ ଏବଂ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟସାଧନର ଉପାୟ ଅବିଶେଷଜ୍ଞ ପୁରୁଷକୁ ସଚିବ ଭାବେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ, ତାହାର ଖ୍ଷତ୍ରଶକ୍ତି ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ନପୁଂସକ—ନିଷ୍ଫଳ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal power becomes ineffective when a king relies on advisors who lack righteous conduct, justice, and strategic discernment; ethical competence in counsel is essential to legitimate and effective rule.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma warns about the consequences of poor ministerial selection, stating that a king who adopts an unjust and incompetent counselor renders his own sovereignty powerless.