Shloka 15
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
मन्युना दहामानेन पुरुषेण मनस्विना । निकृतेनेह बहुश: शत्रून् प्रतेजिगीषया
manyunā dahamānena puruṣeṇa manasvinā | nikṛteneiha bahuśaḥ śatrūn pratejigīṣayā ||
一个气概高昂之人，在此世屡遭欺辱而为忿怒所灼，当以求胜之志向其仇敌发起进攻。如此的刹帝利唯有两途得安：或于战场舍身，或击倒强敌；除此之外，他又怎能获得宁静？
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
For a kṣatriya whose honor has been repeatedly violated, wrath and the duty of arms drive him toward decisive action; peace is portrayed as attainable only through a conclusive outcome—either victory over the enemy or death in battle—rather than through compromise.
The speaker (the son) argues from a warrior-ethic perspective: a resolute man, burned by anger after repeated injury, should attack enemies with the intent to conquer, because only a final resolution—defeating the foe or falling oneself—can end the inner burning.