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Shloka 21

Śānti Parva 116: Criteria for Royal Servants and Administrative Competence (भृत्य-गुण-प्रश्नः / राजसेवक-लक्षणम्)

कोष्ठागारमसंहार्यराप्तै: संचयतत्परै: । पात्रभूतैरलुब्धैश्व पाल्यमानं गुणी भवेत्‌

koṣṭhāgāram asaṃhārya-rāptaiḥ saṃcaya-tatparaiḥ | pātra-bhūtair alubdhaiś ca pālyamānaṃ guṇī bhavet ||

Bhishma berkata: Sebuah lumbung yang tidak dapat dipecah masuk, apabila dijaga oleh pengurus yang amanah dan berkebolehan—yang tekun mengumpul dengan cermat, layak dipertanggungjawabkan, dan bebas daripada ketamakan—akan menjadi makmur dan nilainya meningkat berterusan. Ajarannya: sumber akan subur apabila dilindungi oleh integriti, kecekapan, dan pengendalian diri, bukan oleh kerakusan.

कोष्ठागारम्storehouse/granary
कोष्ठागारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकोष्ठागार
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
असंहार्यम्not to be destroyed/undiminishable
असंहार्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअसंहार्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आप्तैःby trustworthy persons
आप्तैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootआप्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
संचयतत्परैःby those intent on accumulation/stocking
संचयतत्परैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंचय-तत्पर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पात्रभूतैःby those who have become fit/qualified (worthy)
पात्रभूतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपात्र-भूत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अलुब्धैःby the non-greedy
अलुब्धैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअलुब्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पाल्यमानम्being protected/guarded
पाल्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपाल्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गुणीpossessed of excellence/prosperous
गुणी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
K
koṣṭhāgāra (granary/storehouse)

Educational Q&A

Wealth and public resources prosper when entrusted to secure systems and to guardians who are competent, trustworthy, and free from greed; integrity and fitness for responsibility are the true protection of a treasury.

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous rule and social order, Bhīṣma advises the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) using the example of a granary: proper safeguarding by qualified, non-greedy custodians leads to growth and stability.