Shloka 14
Śaṅkha–Likhita Upākhyāna: Daṇḍa, Confession, and the Purification of Kingship (शङ्ख-लिखितोपाख्यानम्)
“मेरी वह बात सुनो, जिसके अनुसार चलनेवाला राजा धर्मसे नीचे नहीं गिरता। धर्मशास्त्रोंकी आज्ञाका उल्लंघन करनेसे राजाका पतन हो जाता है और यदि धर्मशास्त्रका अनुसरण करता है तो वह निर्भय होता है ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | kāma-krodhāv anādṛtya pitevā samadarśanaḥ | śāstra-jāṁ buddhim āsthāya yujyate nainasā hi saḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「欲と怒りを退け、万民を父のように等しく見つめ、シャーストラ（śāstra）より生まれた智慧に拠って判断する王は、罪に染まらない。ダルマ・シャーストラの命令に背けば統治者は没落し、これに従えば無畏にして、ダルマに堅く安住する。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler remains free from moral downfall by restraining desire and anger, judging all impartially like a father, and basing decisions on dharma-śāstra; obedience to śāstra brings fearlessness, while violation leads to ruin.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Vaiśampāyana continues the didactic discourse by stating the qualities and discipline that keep a king steady in dharma and prevent political and spiritual collapse.