Shloka 110
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
न वश्चित् कस्यचिन्मित्रं न कश्नित् कस्यचिद्ू रिपु: | अर्थतस्तु निबद्धयन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा
na vaścit kasyacin mitraṁ na kaścit kasyacid ripuḥ | arthatastu nibaddhyante mitrāṇi ripavastathā ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: Walang sinuman na likas na kaibigan ng sinuman, at wala ring likas na kaaway ng sinuman. Sa katotohanan, dahil sa kapakinabangan nabubuo ang pagkakaibigan—at gayundin, dahil sa kapakinabangan naitatali ang pagkapoot.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that social bonds like friendship and hostility are often contingent, shaped by artha (interest/advantage) rather than fixed, essential loyalties; therefore one should judge relationships realistically and ethically, not sentimentally.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and statecraft after the war; here he emphasizes the pragmatic basis on which alliances and rivalries commonly arise.