Shloka 102
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
दत्त्वाभयं स्वयं राजा प्रमाणं कुरुते यदि । स सर्वसुखकृज्ज्ञेय: प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्
dattvābhayaṁ svayaṁ rājā pramāṇaṁ kurute yadi | sa sarvasukhakṛj jñeyaḥ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan ||
قال برهماداتّا: إذا كان الملك قد منح بنفسه رعيته «الأبهايا» (الأمان ورفع الخوف)، ثم جعل من سلوكه هو معيارًا للحق، وجب أن يُعرَف بأنه صانعُ السعادة العامة—ما دام يحمي رعاياه وفق الدارما.
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s legitimacy rests on granting security and embodying dharma personally; when the king’s own conduct becomes the standard and he protects the people righteously, he becomes a source of welfare for all.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on royal duty (rājadharma), Brahmadatta states a criterion for ideal kingship: the king must first assure fearlessness to the populace and then govern as a living example of dharma while protecting his subjects.