Shloka 18

Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory

Sanskrit

दातव्यं रक्षितव्यं च धर्मज्ञेन महीक्षिताः ।

चापं चोद्यंय योद्धव्यं धर्मशास्त्रानुसारतः ॥

Transliteration

dātavyaṃ rakṣitavyaṃ ca dharmajñena mahīkṣitā /

cāpaṃ codyamya yoddhavyaṃ dharmaśāstrānusārataḥ //

Translation

Un roi qui connaît la dharma doit faire don (en aumône) et aussi protéger (ses sujets). Et, prenant l’arc, il doit combattre selon les Dharmashāstras.

Speakers

• Not specified in input (likely within the Purana’s instructional narration on dharma/rulership)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Raja-dharma
• Protection of subjects
• Dana (charity)
• Just war / righteous force
• Dharmaśāstra alignment