Shloka 35
अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः
Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal
स्वकर्मनिरता यस्य जना विषयवासिन: । असंघातरता दान्ता: पाल्यमाना यथाविधि
svakarmaniratā yasya janā viṣayavāsinaḥ | asaṅghātaratā dāntāḥ pālyamānā yathāvidhi ||
قال بهيشما: إنَّ الملكَ حقّاً الجليلَ هو الذي تكونُ الرعيةُ في مملكته—وإن عاشت في شواغل الدنيا—محفوظةً مُعالةً على وفقِ القاعدة؛ ملازمةً لواجباتها، غيرَ متعلّقةٍ بالجسدِ ولذّاته، ضابطةً لنفسها—تعيشُ في نظامٍ وانضباط.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s excellence is measured by the dharmic condition of his subjects: when people are properly protected and governed, they can adhere to their own duties and cultivate self-restraint and non-attachment.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma describes the marks of an ideal ruler by describing the disciplined, duty-oriented, well-protected state of the people living in that king’s realm.