Shloka 11

लोकरज्जनमेवात्र राज्ञां धर्म: सनातन: । सत्यस्य रक्षणं चैव व्यवहारस्य चार्जवम्‌,अत: इस लोकमें प्रजावर्गको प्रसन्न रखना ही राजाओंका सनातन धर्म है। सत्यकी रक्षा और व्यवहारकी सरलता ही राजोचित कर्तव्य है

lokarañjanam evātra rājñāṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | satyasya rakṣaṇaṃ caiva vyavahārasya cārjavam ||

ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜರ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಧರ್ಮವೆಂದರೆ ಜನರನ್ನು ಸಂತೃಪ್ತರಾಗಿ ಇಡುವುದೇ; ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯವಹಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಋಜುತ್ವ–ನೇರತೆ ಪಾಲಿಸುವುದೇ ರಾಜಧರ್ಮ.

लोक-रञ्जनम्the pleasing of the people/world
लोक-रञ्जनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक + रञ्जन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
धर्मःduty/law
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal/perennial
सनातनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यस्यof truth
सत्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
रक्षणम्protection/guarding
रक्षणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
व्यवहारस्यof conduct/transactions (practical dealings)
व्यवहारस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यवहार
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आर्जवम्straightforwardness/uprightness
आर्जवम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआर्जव
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

A king’s perennial dharma is public welfare through winning the people’s contentment, grounded in two pillars: safeguarding truth (satya) and maintaining honest, straightforward dealings (ārjava) in administration and social/legal transactions (vyavahāra).

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on kingship, Bhishma teaches principles of rajadharma, summarizing the ruler’s role as ensuring popular well-being and trust by upholding truth and integrity in governance.