Shloka 122
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिदशभ्यस्यते सम्यग गृहे ते भरतर्षभ । धनुर्वेदस्य सूत्र वै यन्त्रसूत्रं च नागरम्,भरतकुलभूषण! क्या तुम्हारे घरपर धरनुर्वेदसूत्र, यन्त्रसूत्रन और नागरिक सूत्रका अच्छी तरह अभ्यास किया जाता है?
kaccid abhyasyate samyag gṛhe te bharatarṣabha | dhanurvedasya sūtraṃ vai yantrasūtraṃ ca nāgaram ||
Nārada said: “O bull among the Bharatas, is disciplined training properly maintained in your household—both in the aphoristic teachings of the science of archery and warfare, and in the technical manuals on devices and civic conduct? Are these branches of knowledge being practiced well in your home, O ornament of the Bharata lineage?”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s household should sustain disciplined, correct practice of essential knowledges: martial training (dhanurveda), technical competence (yantra), and civic/political refinement (nāgara). The verse frames education as a component of dharma and effective kingship.
Nārada addresses a Bharata leader with a welfare-style inquiry, asking whether key branches of learning are being properly studied and maintained in his home—signaling scrutiny of the ruler’s preparedness and the orderliness of his governance.