Shloka 15
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
मन्युना दहामानेन पुरुषेण मनस्विना । निकृतेनेह बहुश: शत्रून् प्रतेजिगीषया
manyunā dahamānena puruṣeṇa manasvinā | nikṛteneiha bahuśaḥ śatrūn pratejigīṣayā ||
Ang taong may mataas na diwa, na sinusunog ng poot matapos paulit-ulit na mapinsala at magawan ng mali sa daigdig na ito, ay nararapat ngang sumalakay sa kanyang mga kaaway na may pasyang magwagi. Sapagkat ang gayong kṣatriya ay nakakamit lamang ang kapayapaan sa dalawang paraan: sa pagtalikod sa sariling katawan sa labanan, o sa pagbagsak sa kaaway; sa anong iba pang paraan siya magkakamit ng paghinahon?
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
For a kṣatriya whose honor has been repeatedly violated, wrath and the duty of arms drive him toward decisive action; peace is portrayed as attainable only through a conclusive outcome—either victory over the enemy or death in battle—rather than through compromise.
The speaker (the son) argues from a warrior-ethic perspective: a resolute man, burned by anger after repeated injury, should attack enemies with the intent to conquer, because only a final resolution—defeating the foe or falling oneself—can end the inner burning.