Shloka 8
Nahuṣa Abhiṣeka and the Crisis of Restraint (नहुषाभिषेकः—दमभ्रंशः)
तेज आदास्यसे पश्चन् बलवांश्व भविष्यसि । धर्म पुरस्कृत्य सदा सर्वलोकाधिपो भव,“देवता, दानव, यक्ष, ऋषि, राक्षस, पितर, गन्धर्व और भूत--जो भी आपके नेत्रोंके सामने आ जायूँगे, उन्हें देखते ही आप उनका तेज हर लेंगे और बलवान हो जायूँगे। अतः सदा धर्मको सामने रखते हुए आप सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके अधिपति होइये
teja ādāsyase paścān balavāṁś ca bhaviṣyasi | dharmaṁ puraskṛtya sadā sarvalokādhipo bhava ||
沙利耶说道：“此后你将夺取他人的光辉威德而自成强盛。恒以达摩为先，成为诸世界的至上主宰。”此言所示，力量并非仅是征服，而是必须不断臣服于正法的权柄。
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even if one gains extraordinary power and the ability to overpower others, legitimate rule must be grounded in dharma; righteousness is presented as the governing principle that should precede and restrain sovereignty.
Śalya is giving counsel, forecasting that the addressee will become powerful by appropriating others’ tejas, and urging that such ascendancy be exercised with dharma placed foremost, culminating in universal lordship.