Shloka 23
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
युक्ता यदा जानपदा भिक्षन्ते ब्राह्मणा इव । अभीदक्षणं भिक्षुरूपेण राजानं घ्नन्ति तादृूशा:,जब बाहर गावोंके लोग एक समूह बनाकर भिक्षुकरूपसे ब्राह्मणोंके समान भिक्षा माँगने लगते हैं, तब वैसे लोग एक दिन राजाका विनाश कर डालते हैं
yuktā yadā jānāpadā bhikṣante brāhmaṇā iva | abhīdakṣiṇaṃ bhikṣurūpeṇa rājānaṃ ghnanti tādṛśāḥ ||
Utathya dijo: «Cuando los habitantes del reino, unidos en grupos, van pidiendo limosna como brahmanes y, bajo el disfraz de mendicantes, actúan sin temor ni freno, esos hombres terminan por derribar al rey.»
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s downfall can come when disorderly groups exploit the appearance of religious poverty to mask coercion and violence; true dharma requires both genuine piety and the protection of social order.
Utathya warns that when villagers/subjects organize and begin roaming as if they were Brahmins seeking alms, they may actually be impostors—bold, fear-free, and violent—who, under the guise of mendicants, end up destroying the king.