Shloka 49
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
तदण्डविन्नूषप: प्राज्ञ: शूर: शक्नोति रक्षितुम् । न हि शक््यमदण्डेन क्लीबेनाबुद्धिनापि वा
taddaṇḍavinnūṣapaḥ prājñaḥ śūraḥ śaknoti rakṣitum | na hi śakyam adaṇḍena klībena abuddhināpi vā ||
ອຸຕັດຖະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ມີແຕ່ກະສັດຜູ້ມີປັນຍາ ແລະກ້າຫານ ຜູ້ຮູ້ຈັກໃຊ້ «ທັນດະ» (ການລົງໂທດ) ຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ ເທົ່ານັ້ນຈຶ່ງປົກປ້ອງອານາຈັກໄດ້. ເພາະອານາຈັກບໍ່ອາດຖືກຮັກສາໄດ້ໂດຍຜູ້ບໍ່ມີທັນດະ—ຫຼືໂດຍກະສັດຂີ້ຂວັນ ບໍ່ສົມຊາຍ ຫຼືຂາດປັນຍາ ຜູ້ຫວາດຫວັນຕໍ່ການບັງຄັບວິໄນ.
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom is protected only by a ruler who is both wise and courageous and who knows how to apply daṇḍa (punitive authority) appropriately; reluctance to enforce discipline makes governance ineffective.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, the sage Utathya teaches principles of kingship, emphasizing that effective protection of the realm requires informed and resolute use of punishment and law-enforcement.