Shloka 27
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 28: Dharmādharmalakṣaṇa in Āpad
Crisis-Discernment of Right and Wrong
एतान् राजा पालयजन्नप्रमत्तो नियोजयन् सर्ववर्णान् स्वधर्मे । अकामात्मा समतवृत्तिः प्रजासु नाधार्मिकाननुरुध्येत कामान्,राजा सावधानीके साथ इन सब वर्णोका पालन करते हुए ही इन्हें अपने-अपने धर्ममें लगावे। वह कामभोगमें आसक्त न होकर समस्त प्रजाओंके साथ समानभावसे बर्ताव करे और पापपूर्ण इच्छाओंका कदापि अनुसरण न करे
etān rājā pālayajann apramatto niyojayan sarvavarṇān svadharme | akāmātmā samatavṛttiḥ prajāsū nādhārmikān anurudhyet kāmān ||
ヴァーユは言った。「王は警戒を怠らず、これら（諸身分）を守護し、すべてのヴァルナをそれぞれの務めへと励まし導け。欲望に囚われず、臣民すべてに公平に振る舞い、不義なる欲に決して従ってはならぬ。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king must uphold social order by protecting and guiding all varṇas in their proper duties, while personally practicing self-restraint, impartial governance, and refusing to act on unrighteous desires.
Vāyudeva is instructing on rājadharma: the standards of conduct expected of a ruler—vigilance, protection of subjects, proper assignment of duties, equal treatment, and rejection of adharmic impulses.