Shloka 12
Vyavahāra-Śuddhi and Rājadharma: Clean Administration, Counsel, and Proportional Punishment
Chapter 86
ततः सम्प्रेषयेद् राष्ट्रे राष्ट्रियाय च दर्शयेत् । अनेन व्यवहारेण द्रष्टव्यास्ते प्रजा: सदा,इन सबकी रायसे जो बात निश्चित हो, उसको देशमें प्रचारित करे और राष्ट्रके प्रत्येक नागरिकको इसका ज्ञान करा दे। युधिष्ठिर! इस प्रकारके व्यवहारसे तुम्हें सदा प्रजावर्गकी देख-रेख करनी चाहिये
tataḥ sampreṣayed rāṣṭre rāṣṭriyāya ca darśayet | anena vyavahāreṇa draṣṭavyās te prajāḥ sadā |
ビーシュマは言った。「そののち、王はそれを国中に正式に伝達させ、民の一人ひとりにまで知らしめよ。このように—明白な布告と公の周知によって—政を行うならば、汝は常に臣民の安寧とその有様を見守らねばならぬ、ユディシュティラよ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should govern through transparent, publicly communicated decisions and continuous oversight of the people’s welfare; administration must be accountable to the realm and oriented toward protecting and monitoring the condition of the subjects.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on kingship, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on practical statecraft: once a decision is settled, it should be officially disseminated across the kingdom and made known to citizens, so the king can consistently supervise and safeguard the populace.