Shloka 236
Jayadratha Approaches Draupadī in the Forest
Hospitality, Persuasion, and Reproach
अज्ञातैर्यदि वा ज्ञातै: कर्तव्यं नूपते: प्रियम् | कुरुश्रेष्ठ॒ जो राजकीय सेनामें रहकर जीविका चलाते हैं तथा राजाके राज्यमें निवास करते हैं, वे ज्ञात हों या अज्ञात; उनका कर्तव्य है कि वे सदा राजाका प्रिय करें
ajñātair yadi vā jñātaiḥ kartavyaṃ nṛpateḥ priyam | kuruśreṣṭha ye rājikī-senāyāṃ sthitvā jīvikāṃ calayanti tathā rājñaḥ rājyamadhye nivasanti, te jñātā vā ajñātā vā; teṣāṃ kartavyaṃ yat sadā rājñaḥ priyam ācaret ||
Karna said: “Whether known or unknown, whoever earns his living by serving in the king’s forces and dwells within the king’s realm must do what pleases the ruler. Such men, O best of the Kurus, are bound by duty to act so as to uphold the king’s favor and the order of the state.”
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