Shloka 13
Bhṛtya-niyoga: Role-appropriate appointment of servants and protection of the royal treasury (भृत्यनियोगः कोशरक्षणं च)
चौक्ष॑ं चौक्षजनाकीर्ण सुमुखं सुखदर्शनम् । नायकं॑ नीतिकुशलं गुणचेष्टासमन्वितम्
bhīṣma uvāca | caukṣaṃ caukṣa-janākīrṇaṃ sumukhaṃ sukha-darśanam | nāyakaṃ nīti-kuśalaṃ guṇa-ceṣṭā-samanvitam ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—ৰাজাই মন্ত্রী ৰূপে তাকেই নিযুক্ত কৰিব, যি দূৰদৰ্শী আৰু বিবেকী, বিবেকী লোকসকলৰ দ্বাৰা পৰিবেষ্টিত; যাৰ মুখ প্ৰসন্ন আৰু দৰ্শন সুখদ; যি নেতৃত্বযোগ্য, নীতিশাস্ত্ৰত নিপুণ আৰু উৎকৃষ্ট গুণ তথা সংযত আচৰণে সমন্বিত।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should choose ministers by character and competence: clear discernment, pleasing and trustworthy demeanor, leadership capacity, mastery of nīti (policy and ethical governance), and a life shaped by virtues and disciplined conduct.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on governance, here describing the qualities that make a person worthy to serve as a royal minister and guide the king’s decisions.