Shloka 13
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
यच्च भूतं सम्भजते ये च भूतास्तदन्वया: । अधर्मस्थे हि नृपतौ सर्वे शोचन्ति पार्थिव,भूपाल! राजा जिन प्राणियोंको अन्न आदि देकर उनकी सेवा करता है और जो प्राणी राजासे सम्बन्ध रखते हैं, वे सब-के-सब उस राजाके अधर्मपरायण होनेपर शोक प्रकट करने लगते हैं
yac ca bhūtaṃ sambhajate ye ca bhūtās tad-anvayāḥ | adharmasthe hi nṛpatau sarve śocanti pārthiva ||
Utathya says: “All those beings whom a king supports and serves—by providing food and the like—and all who are connected with them, inevitably grieve when that ruler becomes established in adharma. For when a sovereign turns unrighteous, the sorrow spreads through the entire web of dependents and relations sustained by his rule.”
उतथ्य उवाच