Shloka 30
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
यच्चापि सुकृतं कर्म वाचं चैव सुभाषिताम् | समीक्ष्य पूजयन् राजा धर्म प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्,जो राजा अपने कर्मचारी अथवा प्रजाका पुण्यकर्म देखकर तथा उनकी सुन्दर वाणी सुनकर उन सबका यथायोग्य सम्मान करता है, वह परम उत्तम धर्मको प्राप्त कर लेता है
yaccāpi sukṛtaṃ karma vācaṃ caiva subhāṣitām | samīkṣya pūjayan rājā dharmaṃ prāpnoty anuttamam ||
ಸೇವಕರಾಗಲಿ ಪ್ರಜೆಯಾಗಲಿ ಅವರ ಸತ್ಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿ, ಅವರ ಸುವಚನಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ, ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಗೌರವಿಸುವ ರಾಜನು ಅನುತ್ತಮ ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should actively recognize and appropriately honor virtue—both good deeds and good speech—in others; such discerning, appreciative governance is itself a path to the highest dharma.
Utathya is instructing on rājadharma (the duties of kings), stating that a king who evaluates the meritorious conduct and well-spoken counsel of his people and rewards them suitably attains supreme righteousness.