Shloka 45
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
कल्पना विविधाश्वापि नूनागरथवाजिनाम् । व्यूहाश्नव विविधाभिख्या विचित्र युद्धकौशलम्
kalpanā vividhāś cāpi nūnā gaja-ratha-vājinām | vyūhāś caiva vividhākhyā vicitraṁ yuddha-kauśalam ||
毗湿摩说道：“此论亦叙述诸多强军之术——象兵、车兵、马兵与步兵之编列；名目繁多之战阵（vyūha）；以及种种奇巧的武艺：腾跃以避、俯身以护、警醒而有纪律地交战、并能从险境中巧妙撤离。又详陈兵器之保全与正当运用之知。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes that righteous governance and protection of society require trained, disciplined force: knowledge of formations, tactical movement, and the careful safeguarding and proper use of weapons—skills to be applied with alertness and restraint rather than recklessness.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on rājadharma and allied disciplines. Here he notes that authoritative instruction includes practical military knowledge—how armies are organized (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry), how formations are arranged, and how warriors maneuver and withdraw skillfully, along with principles of weapon-handling.