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Shloka 41

राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्

Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable

निग्रहानुग्रहौ चोभौ यत्र स्यातां प्रतिष्ठितौ अस्मिन्‌ लोके परे चैव राजा स प्राप्रुते फलम्‌,जिसमें निग्रह* और अनुग्रहः दोनों प्रतिष्ठित हों, वह राजा इहलोक और परलोकमें मनोवांछित फल पाता है

nigrahānugrahau cobhau yatra syātāṁ pratiṣṭhitau | asmin loke pare caiva rājā sa prāpnoti phalam ||

നിഗ്രഹം (ദുഷ്ടദമനം)യും അനുഗ്രഹം (യോഗ്യരെ സംരക്ഷിച്ച് പുരസ്കരിക്കൽ)യും രണ്ടും ഉറച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്ന രാജാവ് ഇഹലോകത്തിലും പരലോകത്തിലും ഇഷ്ടഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

निग्रहानुग्रहौrestraint and favor
निग्रहानुग्रहौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिग्रह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
स्याताम्may be / should be
स्याताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
प्रतिष्ठितौestablished
प्रतिष्ठितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतिष्ठित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
लोकेworld
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
परेin the other (world)
परे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्नुतेattains
प्राप्नुते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

उतथ्य उवाच

U
Utathya
K
king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

Ideal rulership rests on a balance of nigraha (restraining and punishing wrongdoing) and anugraha (protecting and rewarding the worthy). When both are firmly applied, the ruler secures welfare and legitimacy in this life and merit in the next.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, the sage Utathya addresses principles of kingship, emphasizing that a king must combine discipline with benevolence to uphold order and ensure both worldly prosperity and otherworldly reward.