Shloka 7
Kāpavya-carita (कापव्यचरित) — Reforming Dasyus through Regulated Rāja-Dharma
येषां बलकृता वृत्तिस्तेषामन्या न रोचते । तेजसाभिप्रवर्तन्ते बलवन्तो युधिष्ठिर
yeṣāṃ balakṛtā vṛttis teṣām anyā na rocate | tejasābhipravartante balavanto yudhiṣṭhira ||
毗湿摩说道：“尤提施提罗啊，那些以力量与勇武为生者，便不喜他途。强者为自身炽烈之威势所驱而起行；他们自然而然会承担与其力与勇相称之事。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma explains a principle of svabhāva (natural disposition): people whose life and identity are rooted in strength and valor are not easily satisfied with gentler or alternative livelihoods; their inner tejas drives them toward forceful action. Ethically, this frames how one’s duties and choices often follow temperament and capacity.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he comments on the nature of powerful men—especially those accustomed to living by prowess—clarifying why they gravitate toward action aligned with strength rather than other occupations.