Shloka 25
Kṣātra-dharma in Campaign and Battle: Protection, Purification, and the Ideal Warrior’s End (क्षात्रधर्मः—अभियानयुद्धे रक्षणदानशुद्धिः)
न गृहे मरणं तात क्षत्रियाणां प्रशस्यते । शौटीराणामशौटीर्यमधर्म कृपणं च तत्
na gṛhe maraṇaṃ tāta kṣatriyāṇāṃ praśasyate | śauṭīrāṇām aśauṭīryam adharma kṛpaṇaṃ ca tat ||
毗湿摩说道：“孩子啊，对刹帝利而言，死在家中并不值得称颂。对勇武之士来说，这样的结局是怯懦，是可悲而不义、违背法（dharma）的道路。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior’s life is judged by courage and duty. Choosing a passive, sheltered death “at home” is condemned as cowardice and adharma, whereas meeting danger in the rightful performance of duty is the honorable ideal.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the listener (addressed as “tāta”) on righteous conduct. Here he emphasizes the warrior code, contrasting heroic valor with the disgrace of avoiding one’s ordained responsibilities.