Shloka 31
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
क्रोशन्त्यो यस्य वै राष्ट्रादू हयन्ते तरसा स्त्रिय: । क्रोशतां पतिपुत्राणां मृतोड्सौ न च जीवति,जिसके राज्यसे रोती-बिलखती स्त्रियोंका बलपूर्वक अपहरण हो जाता हो और उनके पति-पुत्र रोते-पीटते रह जाते हों, वह राजा नहीं, मुर्दा है। अर्थात् वह जीवित रहते हुए मुर्देके समान है
krośantyo yasya vai rāṣṭrād ūhayante tarasā striyaḥ | krośatāṃ pati-putrāṇāṃ mṛto 'sau na ca jīvati ||
Bhīṣma said: In whose kingdom women are violently carried off while crying out, and their husbands and sons are left wailing—such a man is no true king. He is as good as dead; though breathing, he does not truly live, for he has failed in the ruler’s foremost duty of protection.
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