Shloka 3
Kośārtha-Rājadharma: Ethical Revenue Collection and Social Regulation (कोशार्थ-राजधर्मः)
यथा तासां च मन्येत श्रेय आत्मन एव च | तथा कर्माणि सर्वाणि राजा राष्ट्रेषु वर्तयेत्
yathā tāsāṃ ca manyeta śreya ātmana eva ca | tathā karmāṇi sarvāṇi rājā rāṣṭreṣu vartayet ||
প্ৰজাৰো আৰু নিজৰো মঙ্গল যি পথত আছে বুলি ৰজাই ভাবে, সেই অনুসাৰে সকলো কৰ্ম আৰু নীতি তেওঁ নিজৰ ৰাজ্যত প্ৰৱৰ্তন কৰিব লাগে।
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s policies should be guided by discernment of welfare (śreyaḥ): he must implement throughout the realm those actions he judges to benefit both the subjects and the ruler, aligning self-interest with public good as a principle of rājadharma.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma is advising the king on how to govern: he emphasizes practical implementation—spreading and enforcing beneficial measures across the kingdom—rather than merely holding good intentions.