Shloka 32
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
त्रायते हि यदा सर्व वाचा कायेन कर्मणा । पुत्रस्थापि न मृष्येच्च स राज्ञो धर्म उच्यते,जब वह मन, वाणी और शरीरके द्वारा सबकी रक्षा करता है और पुत्रके भी अपराधको क्षमा नहीं करता, तब उसका वह बर्ताव भी 'राजाका धर्म” कहा जाता है
trāyate hi yadā sarvaṁ vācā kāyena karmaṇā | putrasthāpi na mṛṣyec ca sa rājño dharma ucyate ||
Utatthya said: When a king protects everyone—through his speech, his bodily conduct, and his actions—and even in the case of his own son does not tolerate wrongdoing, that very mode of conduct is called the king’s dharma. The verse frames royal duty as impartial guardianship: compassion expressed as protection of all, and justice expressed as refusing to excuse crime on grounds of kinship.
उतथ्य उवाच