Shloka 16
राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः
Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures
यान॑ वस्त्रमलड्कारान् रत्नानि विविधानि च । हरेयु: सहसा पापा यदि राजा न पालयेत्,यदि राजा प्रजाका पालन न करे तो पापाचारी लुटेरे सहसा आक्रमण करके वाहन, वस्त्र, आभूषण और नाना प्रकारके रत्न लूट ले जायेँ
yānāni vastram alaṅkārān ratnāni vividhāni ca | hareyuḥ sahasā pāpā yadi rājā na pālayet ||
രാജാവ് പ്രജയെ സംരക്ഷിച്ച് പാലിക്കാതിരുന്നാൽ, പാപികൾ പെട്ടെന്ന് ആക്രമിച്ച് വാഹനങ്ങൾ, വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ, ആഭരണങ്ങൾ, പലവിധ രത്നങ്ങൾ എന്നിവ കവർന്നുകൊണ്ടുപോകും।
वसुमना उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is that the ruler’s dharma is protection: when the king fails to safeguard society, adharma rises in the form of violent theft and plunder, harming property and public trust.
Vasumanā is explaining a consequence of negligent kingship: in the absence of royal protection, criminals attack suddenly and loot people’s conveyances, clothing, ornaments, and precious goods—illustrating why governance and security are essential to social order.