Shloka 29
यश्चामात्यान् मानयित्वा यथार्थ मन्त्रे च युद्धे च नृपो नियुञ्ज्यात् | विवर्धते तस्य राष्ट्र नृपस्य भूडुक्ते महीं चाप्यखिलां चिराय,जो राजा अपने मन्त्रियोंका यथार्थरूपसे सम्मान करके उन्हें मन्त्रणा अथवा युद्धके काममें नियुक्त करता है, उसका राज्य दिनोंदिन बढ़ता है और वह चिरकालतक समूची पृथ्वीका राज्य भोगता है
yaścāmātyān mānayitvā yathārtha mantre ca yuddhe ca nṛpo niyuñjyāt | vivardhate tasya rāṣṭraṁ nṛpasya bhūṅkte mahīṁ cāpyakhilāṁ cirāya ||
Utatthya said: The king who honors his ministers in a fitting and truthful way, and then appoints them to their proper duties—both in counsel and in war—sees his realm steadily prosper. Such a ruler enjoys sovereignty over the whole earth for a long time, for governance grounded in respect, competence, and right deployment of advisers becomes the cause of enduring stability and expansion.
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s prosperity depends on respecting competent ministers and assigning them appropriately to counsel and warfare; right honor and right delegation produce lasting political stability and expansion.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on राजधर्म (royal duty), Utatthya teaches principles of effective rulership, emphasizing the ethical and practical necessity of valuing ministers and using them properly in policy and military matters.