Shloka 1
राज्ञो वृत्त-गुण-संग्रहः (Conduct and the Thirty-Six Virtues of a King) / The King’s Code of Conduct
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १३१६ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ११६६ “लोक हैं।) > मत्त
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
kena vṛttena vṛttajña vartamāno mahīpatiḥ |
sukhena arthān sukhodarkān iha ca pretya cāpnuyāt ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dijo: «Oh abuelo, conocedor de la recta conducta: ¿con qué modo de vida y qué disciplina puede un rey, firme en el buen proceder, obtener con facilidad aquellos fines que dan felicidad en este mundo y también después de la muerte en el otro?»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames rājadharma as a disciplined way of life: a king’s true success is measured not only by immediate gains but by conduct that produces well-being both in this life and in the afterlife.
In Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira continues his inquiry to Bhīṣma, asking for practical guidance on what kind of personal and royal conduct enables a ruler to attain beneficial ends easily, with lasting happiness here and beyond death.