Shloka 54
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
अप्रमादश्न शौचं च राज्ञों भूतिकरं महत् | एतेभ्यश्वैव मान्धात: सततं मा प्रमादिथा:
apramādaś ca śaucaṁ ca rājño bhūtikaraṁ mahat | etebhyaś caiva māndhātaḥ satataṁ mā pramādithāḥ ||
ဥတဿျက ပြောသည်– «မပေါ့ဆမှု (အပရမာဒ) နှင့် သန့်ရှင်းမှုသည် မင်းအတွက် အလွန်အကျိုးရှိ၍ စည်းစိမ်ချမ်းသာနှင့် ကောင်းကျိုးကို ဖြစ်စေသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် မန္ဓာတရေ၊ မည်သည့်အခါမျှ မပေါ့ဆပါနှင့်»။
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s prosperity and stability depend on two foundational disciplines: apramāda (constant vigilance and responsibility) and śauca (purity/cleanliness in conduct and administration). Negligence in either undermines governance and welfare.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, the sage Utathya addresses King Māndhātṛ, giving concise counsel that a ruler must continually maintain vigilance and purity, and must never lapse into heedlessness.