Shloka 10
अविश्वास-निति: ब्रह्मदत्त–पूजनी-संवादः
Policy of Caution: The Brahmadatta–Pūjanī Dialogue
यथैव दंशमशकं यथा चाण्डपिपीलिकम् | सैव वृत्तिरयज्ञेषु यथा धर्मो विधीयते
yathaiva daṁśamaśakaṁ yathā cāṇḍapipīlikam | saiva vṛttir ayajñeṣu yathā dharmo vidhīyate ||
毗湿摩说道：“正如人们对付叮咬之蝇与蚊蚋，也同样对付细小的蚁类；对于那些不行祭祀、与本分相抗之人，亦当依达摩所制而行此策。通晓达摩之王，应量其力而扩展对民众的统摄；同时也必须约束并清除那些败坏正行者，使达摩之治在国中得以建立并受护持。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king must uphold dharma by adopting an appropriate policy toward those who reject sacrificial and duty-bound life; like harmful insects, such disruptive elements should be restrained or removed so that dharma can be established in the kingdom.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on kingship, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on governance: he uses a vivid simile—mosquitoes, biting flies, and ants—to illustrate how a ruler should deal with people who act against prescribed duty and undermine righteous order.