Shloka 16
Kṣātra-dharma in Campaign and Battle: Protection, Purification, and the Ideal Warrior’s End (क्षात्रधर्मः—अभियानयुद्धे रक्षणदानशुद्धिः)
यदि शूरस्तथा क्षेम॑ प्रतिरक्षेद् यथाभये । प्रतिरूपं जन॑ कुर्यान्न चेत् तद्धर्तते तथा
yadi śūras tathā kṣemaṃ pratirakṣed yathābhaye | pratirūpaṃ janaṃ kuryān na cet tad dhartate tathā ||
ພີດສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຖ້າຜູ້ກ້າຫານສາມາດປົກປ້ອງຄວາມປອດໄພຂອງອານາຈັກໄດ້ ເຫມືອນທີ່ເຂົາຈະກະທຳໃນຍາມມີພະຍຸພິບັດ ເຂົາກໍຄວນແຕ່ງຕັ້ງຜູ້ທີ່ເໝາະສົມໃຫ້ຮັບພາລະນັ້ນ. ຖ້າບໍ່ເຮັດເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ ຄວາມປອດໄພນັ້ນຈະບໍ່ອາດຖືກຮັກສາໄດ້ຢ່າງຖືກທາງ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler or protector must ensure public welfare not only in crises but also in peaceful times; if he cannot personally sustain that vigilance, he must appoint a competent and suitable person, otherwise welfare and security will not be properly maintained.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira on practical ethics of rule: continuous protection of the realm requires steady oversight and, when necessary, delegation to qualified individuals.