Shloka 160
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
अभ्राणामिव रूपाणि विकुर्वन्ति क्षणे क्षणे । अद्यैव हि रिपुर्भूत्वा पुनरद्यैव मे सुहत्
abhrāṇām iva rūpāṇi vikurvanti kṣaṇe kṣaṇe | adyaiva hi ripur bhūtvā punar adyaiva me su-hṛt ||
Bhishma disse: “Como as formas das nuvens se alteram a cada instante, assim também as disposições das pessoas mudam de momento a momento. Aquele que hoje é inimigo pode, no mesmo dia, tornar-se novamente meu bem-querente.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Relationships and intentions are unstable and can change rapidly; therefore one should act with discernment, avoid rigid enmity, and remain open to reconciliation while maintaining ethical prudence.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he uses the metaphor of clouds to explain to his listener that human alliances and hostilities are fickle—an enemy may quickly turn into a well-wisher, even within the same day.