Shloka 9
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
बृहस्पतिपुरोगांस्तु देवर्षीनसकृत् प्रभु: । तोषयित्वोपचारेण राजनीतिमधीतवान्
bṛhaspatipurogāṁstu devarṣīn asakṛt prabhuḥ | toṣayitvopacāreṇa rājānītim adhītavān ||
اس قادرِ مطلق (بھیشم) نے برہسپتی کی سرکردگی میں دیورشیوں کو بار بار مناسب آداب و خدمت سے خوش کیا، اور یوں راج نیتی (حکمرانی کے علم) کا مطالعہ کیا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True rāja-nīti (statecraft) is not mere strategy; it is disciplined learning received from authoritative sages and grounded in humility—shown by repeated respectful service (upacāra) to one’s teachers.
Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīṣma’s preparation: he repeatedly attended upon and pleased the devarṣis led by Bṛhaspati, and through that relationship of service and instruction he mastered the principles of governance.