Shloka 56
कृतज्ञं प्राज्ञमक्षुद्रं दृढभक्तिं जितेन्द्रियम् । धर्मनित्यं स्थितं नीत्यं मन्त्रिणं पूजयेन्नप:,राजाको उचित है कि वह कृतज्ञ, विद्वान, महामना, राजाके प्रति दृढ़ भक्ति रखनेवाले, जितेन्द्रिय, नित्य धर्मपरायण और नीतिज्ञ मन्त्रीका आदर करे
kṛtajñaṃ prājñam akṣudraṃ dṛḍha-bhaktiṃ jitendriyam | dharma-nityaṃ sthitaṃ nītyaṃ mantriṇaṃ pūjayen nṛpaḥ ||
ৰজাৰ উচিত কৃতজ্ঞ, প্ৰাজ্ঞ, ক্ষুদ্ৰতা-ৰহিত, ৰজাৰ কল্যাণত দৃঢ়ভক্ত, ইন্দ্ৰিয়জিত, নিত্য ধৰ্মনিষ্ঠ আৰু নীতিজ্ঞ মন্ত্ৰীক সন্মান কৰা।
वसुमना उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must choose and honor ministers of character: grateful, wise, noble-minded, loyal, self-controlled, dharma-centered, and skilled in policy. Such virtues make counsel trustworthy and governance stable.
In the Shānti Parva’s instruction on kingship and peace-time governance, Vasumanā lays down a criterion for royal administration: the king should respect and elevate a minister who embodies moral integrity and practical political wisdom.