Shloka 13
Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)
शुश्रूषवश्चानभिमानिन श्च परस्पर सौहृदमास्थिताश्न । येषां योधा: शौचमनुषिता श्व जयस्यैतद् भाविनो रूपमाहु:,जिनके योद्धा स्वामीकी सेवामें उत्साह रखनेवाले, अहंकाररहित, आपसमें एक- दूसरेका हित चाहनेवाले तथा शौचाचारका पालन करनेवाले हों, उनकी होनेवाली विजयका यही शुभ लक्षण बताया गया है
bhīṣma uvāca | śuśrūṣavaś cānabhimāninaś ca paraspara-sauhṛdam āsthitāś ca | yeṣāṃ yodhāḥ śaucam anuṣṭhitāś ca jayasyaitad bhāvino rūpam āhuḥ ||
Disse Bhishma: Os guerreiros que se mostram zelosos no serviço, livres de orgulho, firmes na boa vontade mútua e disciplinados na pureza de conduta—esses são declarados os sinais auspiciosos de uma vitória que ainda há de vir.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is not merely a matter of weapons or numbers; it is foretold by the moral quality of the fighters—service-mindedness, humility, mutual goodwill, and disciplined purity. Ethical cohesion and character are presented as strategic strength.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on governance and conduct, Bhishma advises about the qualities that indicate success in a ruler’s forces. He lists the virtues seen among warriors as auspicious omens of an impending victory.