Shloka 41
Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)
विहितं दृश्यते राजन् सागरान्तां च मेदिनीम् | क्षत्रियो हि स्वधर्मेण श्रियं प्राप्रोति भूयसीम् । राजा दण्डधरो राजन रक्षा नान्यत्र क्षत्रियात्
vihitaṃ dṛśyate rājan sāgarāntāṃ ca medinīm | kṣatriyo hi svadharmeṇa śriyaṃ prāpnoti bhūyasīm | rājā daṇḍadharo rājan rakṣā nānyatra kṣatriyāt | rājā yudhiṣṭhira |
ビーシュマは言った。「王よ、シャーストラには、周海に至る大地の主権はクシャトリヤに定められていると説かれている。まことに、己がダルマを守ることによって、クシャトリヤは大いなる繁栄と光輝を得る。王よ、統治者は刑罰の杖（daṇḍa）を執る者である。護りはクシャトリヤ以外のいずこからも得られぬ――ユディシュティラ王よ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that political authority, prosperity, and especially the duty of protection are śāstrically assigned to the Kṣatriya; the king must wield daṇḍa (lawful punishment) to secure order and safety.
In his instruction to King Yudhiṣṭhira on rājadharma, Bhīṣma emphasizes the Kṣatriya’s role as ruler and protector, asserting that security and governance depend on the king’s disciplined use of authority.