Shloka 11
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
राजकुमार उस फलको खा-खाकर बड़ा हृष्ट-पुष्ट हो गया। एक दिन धाय उस राजपुत्रको गोदमें लिये घूम रही थी। वह बालक ही तो ठहरा
rājakumāraḥ tasya phalaṃ khādan khādan mahān hṛṣṭa-puṣṭo 'bhavat | ekadā dhātrī taṃ rājasutaṃ kroḍe gṛhītvā paribhramantī āsīt | sa bālaka eva hi; bāla-svabhāvavaśād āgatya sa pakṣiṇaḥ śiśūn apaśyat, taiḥ saha ca yatnapūrvakaṃ krīḍitum ārabdhavān |
राजकुमारः तं फलं भुक्त्वा भुक्त्वा हृष्टः पुष्टश्चाभवत्। कदाचिद् धात्री राजपुत्रं क्रोडे निधाय विचचार; स तु बाल एव बालस्वभाववशात् आगत्य तस्याः खेचर्याः शिशून् ददर्श, तैः सह स यत्नतः क्रीडितुम् आरब्धवान्॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even seemingly harmless, innocent behavior can become the starting point of later ethical outcomes; therefore dharma includes attentive caregiving, gentle restraint, and compassion—especially toward vulnerable beings.
A prince grows robust by repeatedly eating a certain fruit. Later, while his nurse carries him around, the child notices a bird’s fledglings and, out of childish curiosity, begins to play with them carefully.