Shloka 27
आपद्-राजनीतिः (Āpad-rājanīti) — Policy Options in Multi-Front Crisis
त्वं हि प्रष्टा च श्रोता च कृच्छेष्वनुगतेष्विह । श्रुत्वा मम महाराज न संतप्तुमिहाहसि
tvaṃ hi praṣṭā ca śrotā ca kṛcchreṣv anugateṣv iha | śrutvā mama mahārāja na santaptum ihārhasi ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，即便沉重的艰难已在此降临于我等，你仍能提出恰当的问题，并端正地聆听其正当的回答。因此，关于未能与杜尤陀那达成和解之事，你不应在此悲伤。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid crisis, a ruler should remain composed and committed to discerning inquiry and attentive listening; such steadiness is a mark of fitness for dharma, so one should not be consumed by regret over an unachieved political settlement.
In the Shanti Parva dialogue, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira after the war. He praises the king’s thoughtful questioning and careful hearing despite adversity, and counsels him not to lament that peace with Duryodhana could not be made.