Shloka 15
Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda
Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna
यो राजानं नवेद् बुद्धया सर्वतः परिपूर्णया । ब्राह्मणो हि कुले जात: कृतप्रज्ञो विनीतवान्
yaḥ rājānaṁ naved buddhyā sarvataḥ paripūrṇayā | brāhmaṇo hi kule jātaḥ kṛtaprajño vinītavān |
高貴な家系に生まれ、熟した識別を備え、謙譲に鍛えられたバラモンは、あらゆる点で円満な知性をもって王を正道へ導くべきである。言葉を巧みに操り洞察をもって語るそのようなバラモンこそが、統治者を福利へと導く。ゆえに王は、バラモンが教えるダルマを実践に移さねばならない。
ऐल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that righteous governance depends on wise counsel: a king should be guided by a Brahmin who is intellectually complete, ethically disciplined, and humble, and the king should enact in practice the dharma thus taught.
Aiḷa is describing the proper relationship between spiritual-intellectual authority and royal power: the qualified Brahmin provides direction toward the right path, and the king follows that instruction by implementing dharma in conduct and policy.