Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 30
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
कच्चिद्धृष्टश्च शूरश्च मतिमान् धृतिमान् शुचिः।कुलीनश्चानुरक्तश्च दक्षस्सेनापतिः कृतः।।।।
kaccid dhṛṣṭaś ca śūraś ca matimān dhṛtimān śuciḥ |
kulīnaś cānuraktaś ca dakṣaḥ senāpatiḥ kṛtaḥ ||
Have you appointed as commander of the army someone who is confident and brave, intelligent and steadfast, upright, well-born, loyal, and efficient?
I trust you have appointed a man who is cheerful, brave, sagacious, steadfast, honest, of a good family, loyal and efficient as the army chief.
FAQs
Dharma in administration emphasizes right appointment (yogya-niyoga): public safety depends on placing qualified, loyal, and morally upright leaders in command.
Rāma asks Bharata about key institutional choices—specifically, whether the military leadership has been entrusted to a worthy person.
Merit-based leadership and loyalty: competence must be joined with integrity and devotion to the ruler’s lawful aims.
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