Shloka 27
Gaṇānāṃ Vṛttiḥ — On the Sustenance and Cohesion of Assemblies
Gaṇa-nīti
निग्रह: पण्डितै: कार्य: क्षिप्रमेव प्रधानत: । परस्पर फूटकर पृथक्-पृथक् अपनी शक्तिका प्रयोग करनेवाले लोगोंमें जो मुख्य-मुख्य नेता हों
nigrahaḥ paṇḍitaiḥ kāryaḥ kṣipram eva pradhānataḥ | paraspara-phūṭakṛt pṛthak-pṛthag ātmanaḥ śaktiṃ prayuñjānānāṃ lokeṣu ye mukhya-mukhyā netāraḥ syuḥ, tān saṃgharājyasya vidvad-adhikāribhiḥ śīghram eva damayituṃ yuktam || kuleṣu kalaho jātaḥ kula-vṛddhair upekṣitaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“智者当先行其事，并须迅速，以遏止祸乱。若众人分裂为相互敌对的派系，各自分用其力，则其中主要首领，应由联邦之国的博学官员立刻加以镇压。又若宗族之内起争，而家中长者置之不理，则不和将滋长，终成更广大的灾祸。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Preventive governance is a duty: wise authorities should restrain factional leaders quickly, because early intervention stops small ruptures from becoming systemic disorder.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises the king on statecraft: when groups fracture and rival leaders mobilize separate power, the state must promptly curb them; likewise, family or clan quarrels ignored by elders tend to escalate.