Shloka 11
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
राजकुमार उस फलको खा-खाकर बड़ा हृष्ट-पुष्ट हो गया। एक दिन धाय उस राजपुत्रको गोदमें लिये घूम रही थी। वह बालक ही तो ठहरा
rājakumāraḥ tasya phalaṃ khādan khādan mahān hṛṣṭa-puṣṭo 'bhavat | ekadā dhātrī taṃ rājasutaṃ kroḍe gṛhītvā paribhramantī āsīt | sa bālaka eva hi; bāla-svabhāvavaśād āgatya sa pakṣiṇaḥ śiśūn apaśyat, taiḥ saha ca yatnapūrvakaṃ krīḍitum ārabdhavān |
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Ang prinsipe, sa patuloy na pagkain ng bungang iyon, ay lumaking malakas at lubhang masigla. Isang araw, naglalakad ang kanyang yaya habang karga siya sa kandungan. Palibhasa’y bata pa, ayon sa likas na ugali ng pagkabata, nakita niya ang mga sisiw ng ibon at masikap na nakipaglaro sa mga iyon nang maingat.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even seemingly harmless, innocent behavior can become the starting point of later ethical outcomes; therefore dharma includes attentive caregiving, gentle restraint, and compassion—especially toward vulnerable beings.
A prince grows robust by repeatedly eating a certain fruit. Later, while his nurse carries him around, the child notices a bird’s fledglings and, out of childish curiosity, begins to play with them carefully.