Shloka 24
Sandhi–Vigraha in Āpada: The Mouse and the Cat (सन्धिविग्रहापदि—मूषकमार्जारसंवादः)
कायव्य: कर्मणा तेन महतीं सिद्धिमाप्तवान् । साधूनामाचरन् क्षेमं दस्यून् पापान्निवर्तयम्
kāyavyaḥ karmaṇā tena mahatīṃ siddhim āptavān | sādhūnām ācaran kṣemaṃ dasyūn pāpān nivartayan ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Dahil sa gawang iyon, nakamit ni Kāyavya ang napakadakilang siddhi. Sapagkat habang itinataguyod niya ang kapakanan at katiwasayan ng mga banal, napigil din niya ang mga tulisan na makasalanan sa paggawa ng masama.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma-bearing action is twofold: it safeguards the welfare (kṣema) of the virtuous and actively restrains or reforms wrongdoers. Such socially protective and morally corrective conduct yields great siddhi (high attainment/merit).
Bhishma cites Kāyavya as an example: through a particular righteous deed, he achieved great success because he ensured the security of good people and prevented bandits from continuing in sinful acts.