Shloka 109
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
निश्चितानामनारम्भं मन्त्रस्यापरिरक्षणम् | मड़लाद्यप्रयोगं च प्रत्युत्थानं च सर्वतः
niścitānām anārambhaṁ mantrasya aparirakṣaṇam | maṅgalādyaprayogaṁ ca pratyutthānaṁ ca sarvataḥ, yudhiṣṭhira |
ナーラダは言った。「ユディシュティラよ、王道のこの過失を避けているか——固く決した事を着手しないこと、密議を守りきれぬこと、士気と正統を支える吉祥の儀礼や公の式典を怠ること、そして同時にあらゆる方面で立ち上がり（行動し／反応し）てしまうこと。国が深く根を下ろした王でさえ、これらの欠陥によって滅びうる。決断を弱め、策を漏らし、民の信を損ない、力を散らすからだ。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king must convert decisions into timely action, protect confidential strategy, maintain auspicious public observances that uphold legitimacy and social cohesion, and avoid overextending by confronting all threats simultaneously. Neglect in these areas can destroy even a stable kingdom.
In the Sabha Parva dialogue on rājadharma, Nārada questions Yudhiṣṭhira about whether he has abandoned key royal defects, warning that such lapses—delay, indiscretion, neglect of public rites, and strategic overreach—bring ruin to rulers.