Shloka 43
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
नीतिशास्त्रं समाश्रित्य हितमस्योपवर्णये । येनेमं शत्रुसंघातं मतिपूर्वेण वजचये,“आज नीतिशास्त्रका सहारा लेकर इसके हितका वर्णन करूँगा जिससे बुद्धिके द्वारा इस शत्रुसमुदायको धोखा देकर बच जाऊँगा
bhīṣma uvāca | nītiśāstraṃ samāśritya hitam asyopavarṇaye | yenemaṃ śatrusaṃghātaṃ matipūrveṇa vañcaye | adya nītiśāstrakā sahārā lekar iske hitakā varṇan karū̃gā jis se buddhike dvārā is śatrusamudāyako dhokhā dekar bac jāū̃gā |
毗湿摩说道：“今日我将依凭尼提沙斯特拉，陈述对它有利之事。如此一来，我便能以深思熟虑的智谋欺敌，周旋于这群仇敌之间而脱身。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That welfare (hita) should be articulated and pursued through nītiśāstra—disciplined ethical-political reasoning—using foresight and deliberate intelligence to navigate danger and overcome hostile forces.
Bhishma announces that he will now speak from the standpoint of nītiśāstra, explaining what is beneficial for the concerned person, and that this counsel will function as a strategic means to outmaneuver an opposing host.