Shloka 11
अधर्मस्सुमहांस्तात भवेत्तस्य महीपतेः।यो हरेद्बलिषड्भागां न च रक्षति पुत्रवत्।।।।
adharmaḥ sumahāṃs tāta bhavet tasya mahīpateḥ |
yo hared baliṣaḍbhāgāṃ na ca rakṣati putravat ||
হে তাত! যি ৰজা বলিৰ ষষ্ঠাংশ গ্ৰহণ কৰে অথচ প্ৰজাক পুত্ৰবৎ ৰক্ষা নকৰে, সেই মহীপতিত অতি মহান অধৰ্ম ঘটে।
O Lord, a king who collect one sixth of the produce as tax and yet does not protect his subjects like his children commits an act of grave injustice.
FAQs
Rāja-dharma is defined as a moral contract: taxation is legitimate only when paired with protection; extracting wealth without safeguarding people is adharma.
Sages explain to Rāma the ethical basis for seeking royal protection against rākṣasa violence in the forest.
Justice and responsibility in kingship—protection must match authority and revenue.