Shloka 12
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
तस्मात् कामादयः पूर्वं जेयाः पुत्र ! महीभुजा ।
तज्जये हि जयोऽवश्यं राजा नश्यति तैर्जितः ॥
tasmāt kāmādayaḥ pūrvaṃ jeyāḥ putra! mahībhujā /
tajjaye hi jayo 'vaśyaṃ rājā naśyati tair jitaḥ
فلذلك، يا بُنيّ، ينبغي للملك أن يقهر الشهوة وما سواها أولاً. فإذا قُهِرت ضُمِن الظفر؛ أمّا إن قَهَرَته هي، هلك.
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FAQs
The text equates ethical self-governance with political success: conquering inner compulsions secures outer stability; being ruled by them guarantees downfall.
Ancillary dharma/nīti instruction; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The king symbolizes the conscious self; ‘victory’ is integration and clarity. When desire and allied impulses dominate, sovereignty is lost—an inner allegory consistent with yogic psychology.