Shloka 35
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
अर्थनाशो वधो>कीर्तिरियशश्ष पलायने । अमनोीज्ञासुखा वाच: पुरुषस्य पलायने
artha-nāśo vadho 'kīrtir iyaśaś ca palāyane | amanojñā-sukhā vācāḥ puruṣasya palāyane ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Maraming kapintasan ang pagtakas mula sa larangan ng digmaan: nasisira ang layunin at kayamanan; habang tumatakbo, maaaring mapatay ng kaaway; kasunod ang kahihiyan at kumakalat ang masamang pangalan sa lahat ng dako. Bukod pa rito, ang taong umurong sa digmaan ay kailangang magtiis ng maraming mababagsik, di-kaaya-aya, at masakit na salita mula sa iba.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that desertion in war is ethically blameworthy because it brings concrete harm (loss of aims and wealth, risk of death) and moral-social harm (disgrace, spreading ill-fame, and enduring bitter public reproach).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on conduct and duty, Bhīṣma advises about the consequences of fleeing from battle, emphasizing how retreat undermines both practical success and one’s standing in society.