Shloka 25
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
एतानि यस्य गुप्तानि स राजा राजसत्तम: । सतत वर्तमानो>त्र राजा धत्ते महीमिमाम्,जिसकी ये सब बातें गुप्त या सुरक्षित रहती हैं, वह राजा समस्त राजाओंमें श्रेष्ठ माना जाता है। इनके पालनमें सदा संलग्न रहनेवाला नरेश ही इस पृथ्वीकी रक्षा कर सकता है
etāni yasya guptāni sa rājā rājasattamaḥ | satataṃ vartamāno 'tra rājā dhatte mahīm imām ||
الملك الذي تُصان عنده هذه الأمور وتُحفظ حفظًا محكمًا يُعَدّ خير الملوك. ولا يقدر على حمل هذه الأرض وحمايتها إلا السلطان الذي يلازم القيام بها على الدوام.
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler becomes foremost by safeguarding essential principles (and sensitive matters of rule) and by constant commitment to their observance; sustained, disciplined governance is what enables protection of the realm.
Vāmadeva is instructing on rājadharma in the Śānti Parva, defining the mark of an exemplary king: one who keeps crucial matters protected and remains continually devoted to maintaining those standards, thereby upholding the earth/kingdom.