Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
न्यसेत गुल्मान् दुर्गेषु सनधौ च कुरुनन्दन । नगरोपवने चैव पुरोद्यानेषु चैव ह,कुरुनन्दन! राजाको किलोंमें, राज्यकी सीमापर तथा नगर और गाँवके बगीचोंमें सेना रखनी चाहिये
nyaset gulmān durgeṣu sanadhau ca kurunandana | nagaropavane caiva purodyāneṣu caiva ha ||
ビーシュマは言った。「おお、クル族の喜びよ。王は要塞に、また国境の要路に軍の分隊を配し、さらに都の園地と王家の遊苑にも兵を置くべきである。」
भीष्म उवाच
A king practicing rājadharma must proactively secure the realm by posting garrisons not only in forts and border zones but also in civic and royal spaces that could be exploited if left unprotected.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on the duties of kingship; here he gives practical counsel on internal and frontier security through strategic troop placement.