Shloka 8
Gaṇānāṃ Vṛttiḥ — On the Sustenance and Cohesion of Assemblies
Gaṇa-nīti
भेदमूलो विनाशो हि गणानामुपलक्षये । मन्त्रसंवरणं दुःखं बहूनामिति मे मतिः
bhedamūlo vināśo hi gaṇānām upalakṣaye | mantrasaṃvaraṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ bahūnām iti me matiḥ ||
尤地湿提罗说道：“我观察到，社群与议会的覆亡，其根在于内部分裂。且当众人参与之时，要真正守住谋议与政略之机密便成艰难——此乃我深思后的见解。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A polity or community collapses primarily due to internal factionalism; and effective governance requires confidential counsel, which becomes difficult to preserve when too many people are included in deliberations.
In the Śānti Parva’s discussions on dharma and rulership after the war, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on practical causes of political failure—especially dissension within groups and the challenge of maintaining secrecy in collective decision-making.