Shloka 10
मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्
Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition
विरमेच्छुष्कवैरेभ्य: कण्ठायासांश्व वर्जयेत् । यथा वैतंसिको युक्तो द्विजानां सदृशस्वन:
bhīṣma uvāca | viramec chuṣkavairebhyaḥ kaṇṭhāyāsāṃś ca varjayet | yathā vaitaṃsiko yukto dvijānāṃ sadṛśasvanaḥ purandara |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，城摧者（普兰达罗），当止息无益之枯怨，亦当避开徒劳伤喉的争辩。正如善捕鸟者谨慎专注，摹仿群鸟之鸣，待其时至，便使之尽入掌控；勤勉之王亦应循序渐进，使诸敌归于己权（继而再按国策处置）。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not waste energy on fruitless hostility or loud, exhausting quarrels; instead, act with disciplined strategy—patiently and intelligently gaining control over adversaries rather than engaging in empty contention.
In Bhishma’s instruction on kingship and policy, he addresses the listener as ‘Purandara’ and uses the simile of a bird-catcher who imitates birds’ calls to lure and capture them, illustrating how a king should methodically subdue enemies through calculated means.