Shloka 58
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिद् व्यसनिन शत्रुं निशम्य भरतर्षभ । अभियासि जवेनैव समीक्ष्य त्रिविधं बलम्
kaccid vyasaninaṁ śatruṁ niśamya bharatarṣabha | abhiyāsi javenaiva samīkṣya trividhaṁ balam ||
ナーラダは言った。「バラタ族の雄牛よ、敵が身を滅ぼす悪習に溺れていると聞いたとき、まずその三つの力（謀＝助言、財＝庫、兵＝軍勢）を見極め、弱りを知れば速やかに討って出るか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should act strategically: when an adversary is compromised by destructive vices, one should evaluate the opponent’s threefold strength (counsel, resources, and forces/energy) and then act decisively if the situation is favorable—balancing prudence with timely action.
In Nārada’s interrogation-style counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Sabha Parva, he asks whether the king follows sound political practice—specifically, whether he assesses an enemy’s condition and capacities and, if the enemy is weakened by addictions, advances swiftly after due evaluation.