Shloka 10
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
प्रागात्मा मन्त्रिणश्चैव ततो भृत्या महीभृता ।
जेयाश्चानन्तरं पौराः विरुध्येत ततोऽरिभिः ॥
prāg ātmā mantriṇaś caiva tato bhṛtyā mahībhṛtā /
jeyāś cānantaraṃ paurā virudhyeta tato 'ribhiḥ
Pertama, raja mesti menaklukkan dirinya sendiri, kemudian para menterinya; selepas itu para pembantunya. Seterusnya, rakyat hendaklah dibawa di bawah kawalan yang wajar; barulah kemudian baginda menentang musuh-musuhnya.
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FAQs
External victory is subordinated to internal order: self-control and administrative discipline are prerequisites for legitimate conflict; otherwise the state is internally unstable.
Ancillary ethical-political instruction; outside pancalakṣaṇa.
The sequence maps to spiritual practice: master the self, align ‘counsel’ (discernment), regulate ‘servants’ (senses), stabilize the ‘city’ (psyche), then confront outer/inner adversities.