Shloka 11
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
तेन ते संधिरेवास्तु विश्वसास्मिन् यथा मयि । न राज्यमनमात्येन शक्यं शास्तुमपि 5यहम्
tena te sandhir evāstu viśvāsasmin yathā mayi | na rājyam anamātyena śakyaṃ śāstum api tryaham ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Kaya’t tiyak na dapat magkaroon ng kasunduan sa kanya. Ipagkatiwala ninyo siya gaya ng pagtitiwala ninyo sa akin. Sapagkat walang kaharian ang mapamamahalaan—sa katotohanan, hindi man lamang mananatili—kahit tatlong araw kung walang ministro.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective and ethical governance depends on trusted counsel: a ruler should seek reconciliation where appropriate and recognize that a kingdom cannot be administered without capable ministers.
Bhishma, instructing on royal duty and policy, urges the listener to make peace (sandhi) with a certain person and to extend trust to him, emphasizing the practical necessity of ministers for the functioning of the state.