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Shloka 18

अध्याय ७२ — राजधर्मः: प्रजारक्षण, कर-नीति, दण्ड-नीति, अमात्य-नियोजन

Chapter 72 — Royal Duty: protection of subjects, taxation, punishment, and appointments

अथ राष्ट्रमुपायेन भुज्यमान सुरक्षितम्‌ । जनयत्यतुलां नित्यं कोशवृद्धि युधिछ्विर,युधिष्ठिर! न्‍्यायसंगत उपायसे राष्ट्रको सुरक्षित रखते हुए उसका उपभोग किया जाय अर्थात्‌ करके रूपमें उससे धन लिया जाय तो वह सदा राजाके कोशकी अनुपम वृद्धि करता है

atha rāṣṭram upāyena bhujyamānaṃ surakṣitam | janayaty atulāṃ nityaṃ kośa-vṛddhiṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||

Bhishma bersabda: Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, apabila sebuah kerajaan dilindungi dengan kukuh dan ditadbir dengan cara yang sah serta berhemah, dan hasilnya dipungut menurut aturan, maka perbendaharaan diraja akan sentiasa bertambah dengan pertumbuhan yang tiada bandingan.

अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
राष्ट्रम्kingdom/state
राष्ट्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र
Formneuter, accusative, singular
उपायेनby means/method
उपायेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
भुज्यमानम्being enjoyed/being administered (collected from)
भुज्यमानम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
Formpresent passive participle (शानच्), neuter, accusative, singular
सुरक्षितम्well-protected
सुरक्षितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरक्षित
Formpast passive participle, neuter, accusative, singular
जनयतिproduces/generates
जनयति:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
Formpresent, indicative, third, singular, parasmaipada
अतुलाम्incomparable
अतुलाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतुल
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
नित्यम्always/constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
कोशवृद्धिम्increase of the treasury
कोशवृद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकोशवृद्धि
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhishthira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
R
rāṣṭra (the kingdom/state)
K
kośa (the royal treasury)

Educational Q&A

A ruler should protect the realm and collect revenue through just, prudent, and policy-consistent means; secure governance and lawful fiscal practice naturally lead to steady growth of the treasury.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma continues advising King Yudhiṣṭhira on practical governance—linking security and orderly administration with ethical revenue collection and sustainable financial prosperity.