Shloka 11
Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa
Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment
वेदज्ञानं तथा कृत्स्नं तप: सुचरितं तथा । द्रविणोपार्जनं भूरि पात्रे च प्रतिपादनम्
vedajñānaṃ tathā kṛtsnaṃ tapaḥ sucaritaṃ tathā | draviṇopārjanaṃ bhūri pātre ca pratipādanam ||
Vyāsa déclare que l’œuvre convenable d’un roi comprend : la connaissance entière des Veda, l’austérité bien pratiquée et la conduite droite ; l’acquisition énergique des richesses ; et l’octroi réfléchi de dons à des bénéficiaires dignes. Ce sont des disciplines royales qui, accomplies comme il se doit, maintiennent l’ordre social et assurent à la fois stabilité terrestre et mérite spirituel.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal duty is not only power and protection but disciplined cultivation: complete sacred learning, austerity and moral conduct, responsible wealth-generation, and charitable giving to worthy recipients—together sustaining social order and producing merit.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on governance and peace, Vyāsa continues outlining rājadharma, listing key virtues and practices expected of rulers as part of their ethical and spiritual responsibilities.