Shloka 26
अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्
Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration
स त्वमेवंविधो दान्त: क्षत्रिय: प्रियबान्धव: । प्रजा भृत्यांश्व पुत्रांश्व स्वधर्मेणानुपालय,नरेश्वर! तुम भी इसी प्रकार जितेन्द्रिय क्षत्रिय होकर बन्धु-बान्धवोंसे प्रेम रखते हुए प्रजा, भृत्य और पुत्रोंका स्वधर्मके अनुसार पालन करो
sa tvam evaṁvidho dāntaḥ kṣatriyaḥ priyabāndhavaḥ | prajā bhṛtyāṁś ca putrāṁś ca svadharmeṇānupālaya nareśvara ||
O king, you are a self-restrained kṣatriya who cherishes your kinsmen; therefore protect and sustain your subjects, your servants, and your sons in accordance with your own svadharma.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s righteousness is shown through self-control and the faithful performance of svadharma: protecting and sustaining subjects, dependents, and family with disciplined, duty-based governance rather than impulse or favoritism.
Parāśara addresses a king directly, urging him to emulate an ideal model of conduct: as a restrained kṣatriya who values kinship, he must uphold his royal responsibility by maintaining and protecting the people, servants, and sons according to dharma.