Shloka 31
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
विहीनं कर्मणान्यायं यः प्रगृह्नाति भूमिप: । उपायस्याविशेषज्ञं तद् वै क्षत्रं नपुंसकम्
vihīnaṃ karmaṇā nyāyaṃ yaḥ pragṛhṇāti bhūmipaḥ | upāyasyāviśeṣajñaṃ tad vai kṣatraṃ napuṃsakam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Ang haring nag-aangkin ng isang ministro na salat sa matuwid na asal, walang pag-unawa sa katarungan, at di marunong kumilala ng wastong paraan at estratehiya upang maisakatuparan ang mga gawain—ang kapangyarihang Kṣatriya ng gayong pinuno ay tunay na walang bisa, parang walang lakas.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal power becomes ineffective when a king relies on advisors who lack righteous conduct, justice, and strategic discernment; ethical competence in counsel is essential to legitimate and effective rule.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma warns about the consequences of poor ministerial selection, stating that a king who adopts an unjust and incompetent counselor renders his own sovereignty powerless.