Shloka 5
उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्
Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects
धर्मे तिष्ठन्ति भूतानि धर्मो राजनि तिष्ठति । तं॑ राजा साधु यः शास्ति स राजा पृथिवीपति:
dharme tiṣṭhanti bhūtāni dharmo rājani tiṣṭhati | taṁ rājā sādhu yaḥ śāsti sa rājā pṛthivīpatiḥ ||
一切の生きとし生けるものはダルマに支えられ、そしてダルマは王において確立される。ゆえに、そのダルマを正しく善く治める王こそが、まことの大地の主にして守護者である。
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma sustains all life, and the king is the primary human instrument through whom dharma is upheld in society; a ruler becomes a true sovereign only by administering dharma rightly.
Utathya is instructing on rājadharma (the duties of kings), emphasizing that the stability of the world depends on dharma and that the king’s legitimacy rests on just governance.