Shloka 7
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
नैकशाखेन धर्मेण राज्ञो धर्मो विधीयते । दुर्बलस्य कुतः प्रज्ञा पुरस्तादनुपाहृता
naikaśākhena dharmeṇa rājño dharmo vidhīyate | durbalasya kutaḥ prajñā purastād anupāhṛtā ||
毗湿摩说道：“君王之法，若只倚一支之法，便不能真正建立，也难以妥善施行。至于软弱的统治者，若先前未曾经由学习与教导而备得其器，真正的务实智慧又从何而生？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma requires broad, multi-faceted understanding; partial or one-sided knowledge cannot sustain just governance. Without prior instruction and cultivation of discernment, a weak king cannot develop the wisdom needed to rule well.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on statecraft and ethics, Bhishma continues advising on rajadharma, stressing that kingship demands comprehensive training and that inadequate education leads to deficient judgment in rule.