Shloka 36
अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः
Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal
वश्या नेया विधेयाश्ष न च संघर्षशीलिन: । विषये दानरुचयो नरा यस्य स पार्थिव:
vaśyā neyā vidheyāś ca na ca saṅgharṣaśīlinaḥ | viṣaye dānarucayo narā yasya sa pārthivaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Est vraiment excellent le roi dans le royaume duquel les hommes sont gouvernables et réceptifs à la conduite, obéissants et disciplinés, peu enclins aux querelles et aux conflits, et portés à la charité. Ainsi protégés et entretenus selon la règle, ils demeurent engagés dans leurs devoirs légitimes, maîtres d’eux-mêmes et sans attachement aux jouissances du corps—reflet d’une royauté conforme au dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s excellence is measured by the dharmic condition of his realm: subjects who are disciplined, teachable, obedient, non-contentious, and charitable indicate proper protection, just administration, and moral cultivation under righteous rule.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira by describing the marks of an ideal kingdom—where the populace, well-protected and well-governed, lives in duty, self-restraint, social concord, and generosity.