Shloka 32
Vyavahāra-Śuddhi and Rājadharma: Clean Administration, Counsel, and Proportional Punishment
Chapter 86
व्यूहयन्त्रायुधानां च तत्त्वज्ञो विक्रमान्वित: । वर्षशीतोष्णवातानां सहिष्णु: पररन्ध्रवित्
vyūhayantrāyudhānāṁ ca tattvajño vikramānvitaḥ | varṣaśītoṣṇavātānāṁ sahiṣṇuḥ pararandhravit ||
وہ جنگی صف بندی، آلاتِ حرب اور اسلحہ کے اصولوں کا ماہر ہو؛ شجاعت سے آراستہ ہو؛ بارش، سردی، گرمی اور ہوا کی سختیاں صبر سے سہنے والا ہو؛ اور دشمن کی کمزور جگہوں کو پہچاننے میں چابک دست ہو۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competence in war is not mere aggression: a responsible warrior-leader must unite technical mastery (formations, engines, weapons), courage, environmental endurance, and strategic insight into the opponent’s weak points.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and governance; here he lists essential qualifications for a capable fighter/commander—expertise in tactics and arms, steadfastness under hardship, and the ability to identify an enemy’s vulnerabilities.