Shloka 37
Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)
कृतं ममाप्रियं तेन तेनायं निहतो मृथे । इति वाचा बदन् इन्तृन् पूजयेत रहोगत:
kṛtaṃ mamāpriyaṃ tena tenāyaṃ nihato mṛdhe | iti vācā vadan nṛpān pūjayet rahogataḥ ||
毗湿摩说：“因那一举，我所不悦之事已然发生；正因那一举，此人于战阵之中被杀。”他如此言说——在诸王之前以言辞表露悔恨——而君主一旦退入私室，便应当奖赏并称誉那些勇士：他们曾击倒敌军最卓著的主将与豪杰。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should uphold ethical sensitivity about violence in public discourse—expressing restraint and regret—while still fulfilling rājadharma by privately honoring and rewarding those whose valor secures victory and protects the kingdom.
Bhīṣma advises that after a notable enemy warrior has been killed, the king may verbally lament the killing before other rulers, but once in private he should praise and honor the soldiers who accomplished the decisive feat against the enemy’s leading fighters.