Shloka 6
विजिगीषोस्तथा वृत्तमुक्त चैव तथैव ते । गणानां वृत्तिमिच्छामि श्रोतुं मतिमतां वर,बुद्धिमानोंमें श्रेष्ठ पितामह! आपने विजया-भिलाषी राजाके बर्तावका भी वर्णन कर दिया है। अब मैं गणों (गणतनन््त्र राज्यों)-का बर्ताव एवं वृतान्त सुनना चाहता हूँ
vijigīṣos tathā vṛttam uktaṃ caiva tathaiva te | gaṇānāṃ vṛttim icchāmi śrotuṃ matimatāṃ vara ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「汝はすでに、征服を渇望する王のふるまいを我に説き明かした。いまや、賢者のうち最勝なる御方よ、議会によって治められるガナ（gaṇa）の国々の作法と生活の道を聞きたい。彼らの倫理と実務の秩序が明らかとなるためである。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames rājadharma as comparative political ethics: after learning the norms for a conquest-seeking monarch, Yudhiṣṭhira asks for the corresponding norms of gaṇa-polities, implying that dharma must be understood according to the form of governance and its responsibilities.
In the instruction-dialogue of Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira continues his inquiry into governance. Having heard about the behavior of a vijigīṣu king, he now requests an account of how assembly-governed states (gaṇas) function and what conduct sustains them.