Shloka 7
राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च
Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline
यदधीते यद् ददाति यज्जुहोति यदर्चति । राजा चतुर्थभाक् तस्य प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्
yad adhīte yad dadāti yaj juhoti yad arcati | rājā caturthabhāk tasya prajā dharmeṇa pālayan ||
প্ৰজাই যি স্বাধ্যায় কৰে, দান দিয়ে, হোম কৰে আৰু পূজা কৰে—ধৰ্মমতে প্ৰজাক পালন-ৰক্ষা কৰা ৰজাই সেই পুণ্যৰ চতুৰ্থাংশ ন্যায়সঙ্গতভাৱে লাভ কৰে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king who protects his subjects according to dharma becomes entitled to a quarter share of the religious merit generated by their study, charity, sacrifices, and worship—implying that righteous governance is itself a spiritually consequential duty.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira principles of righteous rule, explaining how the king’s dharma-based protection of the people links the ruler to the moral and religious prosperity of the realm.