Shloka 19
Gaṇānāṃ Vṛttiḥ — On the Sustenance and Cohesion of Assemblies
Gaṇa-nīti
चारमन्त्रविधानेषु कोशसंनिचयेषु च । नित्ययुक्ता महाबाहो वर्धन्ते सर्वती गणा:
cāramantravidhāneṣu kośasaṃnicayeṣu ca | nityayuktā mahābāho vardhante sarvatī gaṇāḥ ||
ভীষ্ম ক’লে— হে মহাবাহু যুধিষ্ঠিৰ! গণৰাজ্যৰ সদস্যসকলে চাৰ-দূতকাৰ্যত, ৰাজ্যহিতৰ বাবে গোপন মন্ত্রণাত, বিধান ৰচনাত আৰু কোষ-সঞ্চয়ত সদায় নিয়োজিত থাকে; সেয়েহে তেওঁলোকে সকলো দিশৰ পৰা উন্নতি লাভ কৰে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A polity—especially a gaṇa or republic—prospers when its members are consistently disciplined in (1) intelligence and diplomacy, (2) confidential policy deliberation aimed at public welfare, (3) sound lawmaking/administration, and (4) careful accumulation and protection of the treasury.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira about the practical causes of a state’s stability and growth, highlighting how organized collective effort in counsel, legislation, intelligence, and finance leads to all-round prosperity for a republican assembly.