Shloka 28
दुर्ग-निवेश-राजधर्मः | Fortified Capital and the King’s Residential Polity
Rājadharma
जिसने सम्पूर्ण स्वार्थोका परित्याग कर दिया है, ऐसे कुलीन एवं बहुश्रुत विद्वान् तपस्वीको देखकर राजा शय्या, आसन और भोजन देकर उसका सम्मान करे ।। तस्मिन् कुर्वीत विश्वासं राजा कस्याज्चिदापदि । तापसेषु हि विश्वासमपि कुर्वन्ति दस्यव:
bhīṣma uvāca | yaḥ samasta-svārthān parityajya kulīnaḥ bahuśrutaś ca vidvān tapasvī taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājā śayyām āsanaṃ bhojanaṃ ca dattvā taṃ satkuryāt || tasmin kurvīta viśvāsaṃ rājā kasyāścid āpadi | tāpaseṣu hi viśvāsam api kurvanti dasyavaḥ ||
Bhishma said: When a king encounters an austere sage—noble by conduct, widely learned, and one who has renounced all self-interest—he should honor him by offering a bed, a seat, and food. In some time of distress, the king should place trust in such a person; for even robbers are moved to place trust in ascetics.
भीष्म उवाच