Shloka 73
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चिच्चायव्यये युक्ता: सर्वे गणकलेखका: । अनुतिष्ठ न्ति पूर्वाह्नि नित्यमायं व्ययं तव,तुम्हारी आमदनी और खर्चको लिखने और जोड़नेके काममें लगाये हुए सभी लेखक और गणक प्रतिदिन पूर्वाह्निकालमें तुम्हारे सामने अपना हिसाब पेश करते हैं न?
kaccic cāyavyaye yuktāḥ sarve gaṇaka-lekhakāḥ | anutiṣṭhanti pūrvāhṇe nityam āyaṃ vyayaṃ tava ||
ナーラダは言った。「収入と支出を記し、合算するために任じた書記と算吏は、皆しかるべく職務に励んでいるか。彼らは毎日午前に、歳入歳出の定例の勘定をおまえの前に差し出しているか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes transparent, regular oversight of revenue and expenditure through competent officials; disciplined accounting is presented as an ethical pillar of good governance.
Nārada, in a sequence of welfare-questions to a king, asks whether the appointed scribes and accountants diligently present daily forenoon reports of income and expenses—testing the king’s administrative vigilance.