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Shloka 2.100.64

शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma (Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare)

कच्चित्ते ब्राह्मणा श्शर्म सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदाः।आशंसन्ते महाप्राज्ञ पौरजानपदैस्सह।।।।

kaccid arthaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca jayatāṃ vara | vibhajya kāle kālajña sarvān varada sevase ||

O best among victors—wise in discerning the proper time and a giver of boons—do you, by rightly dividing your time, attend to all three aims: dharma, artha, and kāma?

O highly sagacious Bharata, those brahmins who can comprehend the meaning of all scriptures along with the inhabitants of the city and country, I trust, are seeking your happiness.

B
Bharata
R
Rāma
D
Dharma
A
Artha
K
Kāma

Balanced living and balanced governance: dharma must be upheld while artha and kāma are pursued in rightful measure and at the proper time.

The speaker instructs Bharata on royal discipline, asking whether he allocates time correctly to the three human aims.

Kālajñatā—discernment of the right time—and disciplined balance among life’s aims.