Shloka 19
धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः
Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties
पौरजानपदानां च यानि कार्याणि सर्वश: । राजानं समनुज्ञाप्य तानि कर्माणि भागश:,“पुरवासियों और जनपदनिवासियोंके भी जो-जो कार्य हों, उन्हें इन्हीं महाराजकी आज्ञा लेकर पृथक्-पृथक् पूर्ण करना चाहिये'
paurajānāpadānāṃ ca yāni kāryāṇi sarvaśaḥ | rājānaṃ samanujñāpya tāni karmāṇi bhāgaśaḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—“নগরবাসী ও জনপদবাসীদের যে যে কাজ সর্বতোভাবে উপস্থিত হয়, তা আগে রাজার অনুমতি নিয়ে, পরে ভাগে ভাগে—যথাক্রমে—সম্পন্ন করা উচিত।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public and provincial affairs should be conducted under lawful royal authorization and executed with proper division of responsibility, emphasizing orderly governance and accountability (rājadharma).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on governance, Vaiśampāyana narrates a rule of administration: civic and rural matters are to be undertaken only after seeking the king’s sanction, and then completed in an appropriately allocated manner.