Shloka 1
जनकस्य युद्धोपदेशः — Janaka’s Instruction on Steadfast Battle-Conduct
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें इन्द्र और अम्बरीषका संवादविषयक अद्दानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ९८ ॥ (दाक्षिणत्य अधिक पाठके २३६ शलोक मिलाकर कुछ ७४ ३ “लोक हैं) नजीब न (0) आज अन+- नवनवतितमो< ध्याय: शूरवीरोंको स्वर्ग और कायरोंको नरककी प्राप्तिके विषयमें मिथिलेश्वर जनकका इतिहास भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । प्रतर्दनो मैथिलश्न संग्रामं यत्र चक्रतु:
bhīṣma uvāca |
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam |
pratardano maithilaś ca saṅgrāmaṁ yatra cakratuḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Também aqui, ó rei, os eruditos citam um antigo exemplo histórico. Ele conta que houve um tempo em que Pratardana e Janaka, senhor de Mithilā, se enfrentaram em batalha.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma introduces a traditional ‘itihāsa’ as a moral-ethical illustration: principles about duty, courage, and the consequences of conduct (especially in relation to warfare and kṣatriya-dharma) are clarified through an exemplary story rather than abstract argument.
Bhishma begins a new illustrative episode, stating that the wise recount an ancient story in which King Pratardana and Janaka of Mithila confronted each other in battle; the verse functions as the opening frame for the forthcoming account.