Shloka 32
Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)
नैतत् प्रशंसन्त्याचार्या न च साधुनिदर्शनम् | अक्रोधेनाविनाशेन नियन्तव्या: स्वपुत्रवत्
naitat praśaṃsanty ācāryā na ca sādhunidarśanam | akrodhenāvināśena niyantavyāḥ svaputravat |
毗湿摩说道：“师长们并不称许此事，这也不是贤德之人的榜样。君王应当像对待亲生之子那样，使即便是敌人也归于节制——不以嗔怒，不加毁灭。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that righteous governance avoids wrath and needless destruction: even an enemy should be restrained with calm discipline, as one would correct one’s own child, rather than being annihilated in anger.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhishma advises the king (Yudhiṣṭhira in context) that certain harsh measures are not endorsed by authoritative teachers or exemplified by the virtuous; the proper approach is controlled, non-angry subjugation rather than extermination.