Shloka 42
Dhaumya’s Counsel on Incognito Conduct in a Royal Household (राजवसतौ आचरण-निति)
अमात्यो हि बलाद् भोक्तुं राजानं प्रार्थयेत यः । न स तिष्ठेच्चिरं स्थानं गच्छेच्च प्राणसंशयम्,जो मन्त्री राजाको बलपूर्वक अपने अधीन करना चाहता है, वह अधिक समयतक अपने पदपर नहीं टिक सकता। इतना ही नहीं, उसके प्राणोंपर भी संकट आ जाता है
amātyo hi balād bhoktuṁ rājānaṁ prārthayet yaḥ | na sa tiṣṭhec ciraṁ sthānaṁ gacchec ca prāṇasaṁśayam ||
Dhaumya berkata: “Jika seorang menteri mahu ‘menikmati’ kuasa dengan memaksa raja—menundukkan baginda dengan kekerasan—dia tidak akan lama bertahan pada jawatannya. Bahkan, tidak lama kemudian nyawanya sendiri pun terancam.”
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A minister must serve through counsel and loyalty, not coercion. Attempting to dominate the king by force is adharma and leads to loss of office and even mortal danger.
Dhaumya delivers a moral-political warning within the Virata Parva context: he cautions against a counsellor’s overreach, stressing that usurping or controlling the ruler through force brings swift downfall.