Shloka 9
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
बृहस्पतिपुरोगांस्तु देवर्षीनसकृत् प्रभु: । तोषयित्वोपचारेण राजनीतिमधीतवान्
bṛhaspatipurogāṁstu devarṣīn asakṛt prabhuḥ | toṣayitvopacāreṇa rājānītim adhītavān ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: «Тот могучий владыка (Бхишма) многократно ублажал божественных риши во главе с Брихаспати внимательным служением и должными почестями — и так постиг науку царского управления (раджа-нити)».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True rāja-nīti (statecraft) is not mere strategy; it is disciplined learning received from authoritative sages and grounded in humility—shown by repeated respectful service (upacāra) to one’s teachers.
Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīṣma’s preparation: he repeatedly attended upon and pleased the devarṣis led by Bṛhaspati, and through that relationship of service and instruction he mastered the principles of governance.