Shloka 8
चिरकारि-उपाख्यानम् / The Exemplum of Cirakārī: Deliberation Before Irreversible Action
यदास्य तद्धरन्त्यन्ये तदा राजानमिच्छति । तदा तेषां स्पृहयते ये वै तुष्टा: स्वकैर्धनै:
yadāsya tad dharantyanye tadā rājānam icchati | tadā teṣāṃ spṛhayate ye vai tuṣṭāḥ svakair dhanaiḥ ||
ແຕ່ເມື່ອຄົນອື່ນມາຊິງເອົາຊັບທີ່ຂໂຈນນັ້ນຂໂຈນໄວ້ໄປອີກ ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນຂໂຈນກໍປາຖະໜາຫາກະສັດ—ຜູ້ປົກປ້ອງປະຊາ ແລະລົງໂທດຂໂຈນ—ເຫັນຄວາມຈຳເປັນຂອງອຳນາດຕາມກົດໝາຍ. ໃນສະພາບນັ້ນ ລາວກໍເກີດຄວາມອິດສາແລະຢາກເປັນເຫມືອນຜູ້ທີ່ພໍໃຈກັບຊັບຂອງຕົນ ແລະເຫັນການແຕະຕ້ອງຊັບຂອງຄົນອື່ນເປັນບາບ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a wrongdoer comes to value righteous governance when he experiences insecurity; the verse highlights the necessity of the king’s protective and punitive role and upholds contentment with one’s own wealth as an ethical ideal.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and governance, he uses the example of a thief: once the thief is himself robbed, he desires a king who restrains crime and then envies those who live honestly, satisfied with their own possessions.