Shloka 1
राज्ञो वृत्त-गुण-संग्रहः (Conduct and the Thirty-Six Virtues of a King) / The King’s Code of Conduct
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १३१६ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ११६६ “लोक हैं।) > मत्त
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
kena vṛttena vṛttajña vartamāno mahīpatiḥ |
sukhena arthān sukhodarkān iha ca pretya cāpnuyāt ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kakek, yang mengetahui laku yang benar—dengan cara hidup dan disiplin seperti apakah seorang raja, yang teguh dalam tata laku yang semestinya, dapat dengan mudah meraih tujuan-tujuan yang berbuah kebahagiaan di dunia ini dan juga setelah wafat di alam sana?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames rājadharma as a disciplined way of life: a king’s true success is measured not only by immediate gains but by conduct that produces well-being both in this life and in the afterlife.
In Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira continues his inquiry to Bhīṣma, asking for practical guidance on what kind of personal and royal conduct enables a ruler to attain beneficial ends easily, with lasting happiness here and beyond death.