Shloka 3
मयूरवद्राजधर्मः (Mayūra-vat Rāja-dharma) — The Peacock-Model of Protective Kingship
स्वजातिगुणसम्पन्ना: स्वेषु कर्मसु संस्थिता: । प्रकर्तव्या ह्ामात्यास्तु नास्थाने प्रक्रिया क्षमा
bhīṣma uvāca | svajātiguṇasampannāḥ sveṣu karmasu saṃsthitāḥ | prakartavyā hy āmātyās tu nāsthāne prakriyā kṣamā ||
Bhishma dit : Ceux qui possèdent les vertus propres à leur ordre social et demeurent fermement établis dans les devoirs qui leur sont prescrits doivent être nommés ministres. Mais confier à quiconque une charge qui n’est pas à sa place—au-delà de sa compétence et de son rang—n’est pas admissible dans le gouvernement.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should appoint ministers who are grounded in their own proper virtues and duties; administrative assignments must match a person’s rightful role and competence, since misplacement in office is ethically and practically improper.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on statecraft, emphasizing careful selection of ministers and warning against placing people in unsuitable positions.