Shloka 33
ऐश्वर्य प्राप्य दुष्प्रापं प्रियं प्राप्प च राजतः । अप्रमत्तो भवेद् राज्ञ: प्रियेषु च हितेषु च,राजासे दुर्लभ ऐश्वर्य तथा प्रिय भोग प्राप्त होनेपर मनुष्य सदा सावधान होकर उसके प्रिय एवं हितकर कार्योंमें संलग्न रहे
aiśvaryaṁ prāpya duṣprāpaṁ priyaṁ prāpya ca rājataḥ | apramatto bhaved rājñaḥ priyeṣu ca hiteṣu ca ||
Habiendo alcanzado una soberanía difícil de obtener y habiendo ganado además el favor del rey, debe uno permanecer siempre alerta y dueño de sí, aplicándose a acciones que sean a la vez gratas y provechosas para el monarca. La enseñanza subraya que la rara prosperidad y la intimidad real exigen conducta cuidadosa, servicio leal y atención a lo que de veras sirve al bien del gobernante, no al mero deleite propio.
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rare power and royal favor are unstable unless guarded by vigilance; therefore one should avoid negligence and consistently act in ways that are both pleasing and genuinely beneficial to the ruler.
Dhaumya is giving counsel framed as courtly and ethical instruction: if someone has gained difficult-to-attain prosperity and the king’s favor, he must remain alert and devote himself to the king’s pleasing and welfare-promoting tasks.