Shloka 9
दुर्ग-निवेश-राजधर्मः | Fortified Capital and the King’s Residential Polity
Rājadharma
सुप्रभं सानुनादं च सुप्रशस्तनिवेशनम् । शुराब्यजनसम्पन्नं ब्रह्मघोषानुनादितम्
suprabhaṁ sānunādaṁ ca supraśastaniveśanam | śūrābhyajanasampannaṁ brahmaghoṣānunāditam ||
Bhishma berkata: “Kota itu bercahaya dan bergema; susun atur serta kediamannya dirancang dengan amat baik dan dipuji. Ia dipenuhi insan yang gagah dan mulia, dan ia bergema dengan lantunan khusyuk mantera suci kaum Brahmana.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A well-ordered society is portrayed as one where material prosperity (splendour, good planning, strong citizens) is harmonized with sacred culture (the pervasive sound of Vedic recitation), suggesting that civic excellence and dharmic practice mutually reinforce each other.
Bhishma is describing an exemplary settlement or city: it is bright and lively, well-designed and reputable, populated by brave and well-born people, and filled with the reverberation of sacred Brahmanic/Vedic chants.