Shloka 38
राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः
Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration
अजस्मुपयोक्तव्यं फलं गोमिषु भारत । प्रभावयन्ति राष्ट्र च व्यवहारं कृषिं तथा
ajas mupayoktavyaṁ phalaṁ gomiṣu bhārata | prabhāvayanti rāṣṭraṁ ca vyavahāraṁ kṛṣiṁ tathā |
हे भारत! विशेषकर व्यापार-वाणिज्य में लगे लोगों को उनके परिश्रम का फल निरन्तर और यथोचित देते रहना चाहिए; क्योंकि वही राष्ट्र के वाणिज्य, व्यवहार, आजीविका-व्यवस्था तथा खेती को उन्नत करते हैं।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (and society) must ensure fair and timely recompense for labor, especially for those who sustain commerce and production, because their well-being directly supports the prosperity and stability of the state.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rāja-dharma, Bhishma advises the Bharata king on practical governance: rewarding and supporting traders and productive classes so that commerce, occupations, and agriculture flourish in the kingdom.