Shloka 26
अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः
Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal
प्रत्यक्षा च परोक्षा च वृत्तिश्चास्य भवेत् समा | एवं कुर्वन् नरेन्द्रोडपि न खेदमिह विन्दति
pratyakṣā ca parokṣā ca vṛttiś cāsya bhavet samā | evaṁ kurvan narendro ’pi na khedam iha vindati ||
ビーシュマは言った。「目の前に明らかな事であれ、間接にのみ知られる事であれ、王は彼らに対して同じく公平な振る舞いを保つべきである。このように均衡をもって行う統治者は、この世において災いにも苦悩にも陥らない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should apply the same standard of conduct and judgment to what is directly evident and what is only indirectly known, maintaining impartiality; such evenness protects him from worldly distress.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma continues advising the ruler on sound governance, emphasizing consistent, unbiased policy in both visible and non-visible (reported/inferred) matters.