Shloka 6
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
त्वादृशं हि कुले जातमनृशंसं बहुश्रुतम् । अमात्यं को न कुर्वीत राज्यप्रणयकोविदम्
tvādṛśaṃ hi kule jātam anṛśaṃsaṃ bahuśrutam | amātyaṃ ko na kurvīta rājya-praṇaya-kovidam ||
நீ உயர்குலத்தில் பிறந்தவன். கருணையுள்ளவன்; பல சாஸ்திரங்களில் புலமை பெற்றவன்; ஆட்சிநடத்தலும் அரசியல்நூலும் அறிந்தவன். உன்னைப் போன்ற தகுதியான ஒருவரை யார் அமைச்சனாக ஏற்காமல் இருப்பார்?
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights the ethical and practical qualifications of an ideal minister: noble upbringing, compassion (non-cruelty), broad learning in śāstra, and proven competence in governance. Such virtues make a person naturally worthy of trust and appointment.
In the instruction on dharma and governance in the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma addresses a listener with praise, emphasizing that someone possessing humane character, learning, and administrative skill is exactly the kind of person any ruler would appoint as a minister.