Shloka 10
अमात्य-गुणवर्णनम्
The Virtues of Daśaratha’s Ministers and the Order of Governance
वीराश्च नियतोत्साहा राजशास्त्रमनुष्ठिता: ।शुचीनां रक्षितारश्च नित्यं विषयवासिनाम् ।।।।
vīrāś ca niyatotsāhā rājaśāstram anuṣṭhitāḥ | śucīnāṃ rakṣitāraś ca nityaṃ viṣayavāsinām ||
वे वीर थे, उत्साह में स्थिर थे और राजधर्म-शास्त्र के अनुसार आचरण करते थे। वे राज्य में रहने वाले शुचि-शील जनों की सदा रक्षा करते थे॥
They were heroic. They possessed steady perseverance. They followed the state policy and always protected the virtuous people living in the state.
FAQs
A ruler’s administration is dhārmic when it is disciplined (steady effort), guided by rājaśāstra (right policy), and oriented to protecting the good.
The text continues listing the qualities of Daśaratha’s ministers as a reason for the kingdom’s stability.
Steadfastness and protective leadership—courage joined to lawful governance.