Shloka 4
Adharmic Victory as Unstable; Rules of Restraint, Mediation, and Conciliation (अधर्मविजय-अध्रुवत्व तथा क्षमा-नयः)
बलेन विजितो यश्व न त॑ युध्येत भूमिप: । संवत्सरं विप्रणयेत् तस्माज्जात: पुनर्भवेत्
bhīṣma uvāca | balena vijito yaśva na taṁ yudhyeta bhūmipaḥ | saṁvatsaraṁ vipraṇayet tasmāj jātaḥ punar bhavet |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，坚战（Yudhishthira）啊，国王若已为更强之力所胜，便不应再与胜者继续争战。相反，他当以克制与和解之道自持一年；由此自律之期，他仿佛再度出生——力量与行事之资质皆得恢复。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler who has been defeated by superior force should avoid futile, pride-driven retaliation; instead he should adopt restraint and measured conduct for a period, regaining stability and capacity to act wisely—‘reborn’ through discipline.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on kingship, Bhishma counsels Yudhishthira on proper conduct in political and military setbacks, advising withdrawal from immediate conflict and a year of regulated living to restore strength and judgment.