Shloka 26
Bhṛtya-niyoga: Role-appropriate appointment of servants and protection of the royal treasury (भृत्यनियोगः कोशरक्षणं च)
अभया गजपृष्ठस्था रथचर्याविशारदा: । इष्वस्त्रकुशला यस्य तस्येयं नृपतेर्मही
abhayā gajapṛṣṭhasthā rathacaryāviśāradāḥ | iṣvastrakuśalā yasya tasyeyaṁ nṛpater mahī ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Ang haring tunay na nagmamay-ari sa lupang ito ay yaong ang mga mandirigma ay walang takot—kayang lumaban mula sa likod ng elepante, bihasa sa pagmaniobra ng karwaheng pandigma, at sanay sa pana at iba pang sandata.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s sovereignty is upheld by a disciplined, fearless, and well-trained military; martial competence is presented as an ethical instrument for protecting the realm and sustaining order (rajadharma).
In Bhishma’s instruction on kingship in the Shanti Parva, he describes the kind of warriors whose presence enables a ruler to hold and govern the earth—those skilled in weapons, elephant-mounted combat, and chariot tactics.