आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
अमित्रो मित्रतां याति मित्र चापि प्रदुष्यति । सामर्थ्ययोगात् कार्याणामनित्या वै सदा गति:
amitraḥ mitratāṁ yāti mitraṁ cāpi praduṣyati | sāmarthyayogāt kāryāṇām anityā vai sadā gatiḥ ||
毗湿摩说道:由于世事之中形势与力量的变迁,仇敌亦可转为友朋,而友朋也可能染上敌意。诚然,敌与友的轨迹从不永恒固定;它总随条件而流转变易。
भीष्म उवाच
Relationships of friendship and enmity are not permanent; they change according to shifting circumstances, capacities, and practical interests. Therefore one should judge situations with discernment rather than assuming fixed loyalties.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and practical wisdom after the war. Here he highlights the instability of alliances: an enemy can become a friend, and a friend can turn hostile, depending on the changing dynamics of worldly affairs.