Shloka 50
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
कच्चिन्नागवनं गुप्तं कच्चित्ते सन्ति धेनुकाः।कच्चिन्न गणिकाश्वानां कुञ्जराणां च तृप्यसि।।।।
kaccin nāgavanaṃ guptaṃ kaccit te santi dhenukāḥ |
kaccin na gaṇikāśvānāṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ ca tṛpyasi || 2.100.50 ||
ആനക്കാടു നന്നായി കാവലിലാണോ, നിനക്കു ധാരാളം പാലുതരുന്ന പശുക്കളുണ്ടോ? കൂടാതെ കുതിരപ്പെൺകുതിരകളും ആനകളും സംബന്ധിച്ച് ‘ഇത്രയുണ്ടല്ലോ’ എന്ന തൃപ്തിയിൽ ഒതുങ്ങാതെ രാജസമ്പത്ത് മതിയായതായി നിലനിർത്തുന്നുണ്ടോ?
I trust, you protect the habitat of elephants and you have a large number of milch cows. I trust you are not contented with the existing number of female and maleelephants and horses.
FAQs
Rājadharma includes stewardship of state resources (cattle, horses, elephants) and protection of habitats—security and prosperity must be maintained responsibly, not exploited or neglected.
Rāma continues his governance checklist, asking about the protection of elephant preserves and the adequacy of key royal assets.
Foresight in administration: ensuring the kingdom’s strategic resources are safeguarded and sufficient for public order and defense.