Shloka 6
Gaṇānāṃ Vṛttiḥ — On the Sustenance and Cohesion of Assemblies
Gaṇa-nīti
विजिगीषोस्तथा वृत्तमुक्त चैव तथैव ते । गणानां वृत्तिमिच्छामि श्रोतुं मतिमतां वर
vijigīṣos tathā vṛttam uktaṃ caiva tathaiva te | gaṇānāṃ vṛttim icchāmi śrotuṃ matimatāṃ vara ||
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ବିଜୟାଭିଲାଷୀ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ଆଚରଣ ଆପଣ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଏବେ, ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ମୁଁ ଗଣ—ସଭା-ଶାସିତ ରାଜ୍ୟ—ର ଆଚାର-ବ୍ୟବହାର ଓ ଜୀବନବିଧାନ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛି, ଯାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ତାଙ୍କର ଧର୍ମ ଓ ପ୍ରାୟୋଗିକ କ୍ରମ ବୁଝାଯାଉ।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames rājadharma as comparative political ethics: after learning the norms for a conquest-seeking monarch, Yudhiṣṭhira asks for the corresponding norms of gaṇa-polities, implying that dharma must be understood according to the form of governance and its responsibilities.
In the instruction-dialogue of Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira continues his inquiry into governance. Having heard about the behavior of a vijigīṣu king, he now requests an account of how assembly-governed states (gaṇas) function and what conduct sustains them.