Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)
अभ्युद्धरति चात्मानं॑ प्रसादयति च प्रजा: । फिर तो तुम्हें बहुत-से शुद्ध हृदयवाले
abhyuddharati cātmānaṁ prasādayati ca prajāḥ |
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ຜູ້ໃດດຳລົງຊີວິດຕາມຄຳສອນແຫ່ງຊາສະຕຣາ (śāstra) ແລະຄວບຄຸມໃຈກັບອິນທຣີຍ໌ໃຫ້ຢູ່ໃນອຳນາດ ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍົກຕົນເອງໃຫ້ພົ້ນ; ແລະດ້ວຍຄວາມປະພຶດທີ່ມີວິໄນ ແລະຖືກທຳນັ້ນ ກໍເຮັດໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນພໍໃຈ ແລະເກີດນ້ຳໃຈດີ. ຜູ້ແບບນີ້ເປັນທີ່ພຶງຂອງຄວາມພໍໃຈສາທາລະນະ ເພາະການຄຸ້ມຄອງຕົນເອງຂອງລາວຫຼັກໜຸນການປົກຄອງທີ່ຍຸດຕິທຳ ແລະໝັ້ນຄົງ ພ້ອມທັງປຸກຄວາມເຊື່ອໃຈໃນໃຈຂອງລາຊະປະຊາ.
भीष्म उवाच
Self-mastery aligned with śāstra is both personally salvific and socially beneficial: controlling mind and senses uplifts one’s own life and naturally wins the trust and contentment of the people.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and righteous rule; here he emphasizes that a disciplined, śāstra-guided person (especially a ruler) secures his own welfare and also keeps the subjects pleased and peaceful.