Shloka 1536
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
व्याधितो वा कृशो वापि तस्मिन् नाभून्नर: क्वचित् । उनके राज्यमें कहीं कोई भी कृपण, दुर्गतिग्रस्त, रोगी अथवा दुर्बल मनुष्य नहीं दृष्टिगोचर होता था
vyādhito vā kṛśo vāpi tasmin nābhūn naraḥ kvacit |
ビーシュマは語った。「その国には、病に苦しむ者も、衰弱して痩せ細る者も、どこにも見いだされなかった。吝嗇の者、困窮の者、苦悩する者もまた目に入らなかった。これは、民の中から貧困と放置と防ぎ得た苦しみが目に見えて消えていることをもって統治を量る、王道の理想を示している。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma is validated by public welfare: when governance is righteous and attentive, society shows fewer signs of destitution, neglect, and preventable suffering—no one is left visibly sick, weakened, or ruined by misfortune.
Bhīṣma, in his instruction on dharma, describes the condition of an exemplary realm: it is so well-ordered that one does not see people who are diseased, emaciated, or crushed by hardship, implying effective protection and provision by the king.