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Shloka 7

Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)

संस्थानेषु च सर्वेषु पुरेषु नगरेषु च । मध्ये च नरशार्दूल तथा राजनिवेशने

saṁsthāneṣu ca sarveṣu pureṣu nagareṣu ca | madhye ca naraśārdūla tathā rājaniveśane ||

Bhishma dit : «Dans tous les campements et postes, dans les bourgs et les cités, et de même dans les quartiers intérieurs et autour de la demeure royale, ô tigre parmi les hommes, il faut placer des gardes comme il se doit.» Ce conseil met l’accent sur une gouvernance vigilante : la sûreté du peuple doit être assurée partout—des établissements extérieurs jusqu’au palais—afin que l’ordre et le dharma soient préservés par une administration disciplinée.

संस्थानेषुin encampments/stations
संस्थानेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंस्थान
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
पुरेषुin towns/fortified places
पुरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुर
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
नगरेषुin cities
नगरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मध्येin the middle/within
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नरशार्दूलO tiger among men
नरशार्दूल:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-शार्दूल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
राजनिवेशनेin the royal residence/royal quarters
राजनिवेशने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराज-निवेशन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
King (addressed as naraśārdūla)
E
encampments/stations (saṁsthāna)
T
towns (pura)
C
cities (nagara)
I
inner quarters (implied by madhye/antaḥpura context)
R
royal residence/palace (rājaniveśana)

Educational Q&A

A ruler must ensure comprehensive security—posting vigilant guards in every kind of settlement and especially in sensitive zones like the palace—so that social order and dharma are maintained.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises the king on practical governance, specifically the systematic deployment of protective forces across the realm and within the royal establishment.