Shloka 29
Vyavahāra-Śuddhi and Rājadharma: Clean Administration, Counsel, and Proportional Punishment
Chapter 86
एतैरेव गुणैर्युक्त: प्रतिहारो5स्य रक्षिता । शिरोरक्षश्न भवति गुणैरेतै: समन्वित:,राजाके द्वारकी रक्षा करनेवाले प्रतीहारी (द्वारपाल) में भी ये ही गुण होने चाहिये। उसका शिरोरक्षक (अथवा अड्रक्षक) भी इन्हीं गुणोंसे सम्पन्न हो
etair eva guṇair yuktaḥ pratihāro ’sya rakṣitā | śirorakṣaś ca bhavati guṇair etaiḥ samanvitaḥ ||
ରାଜଦ୍ୱାର ରକ୍ଷା କରୁଥିବା ପ୍ରତୀହାରୀ (ଦ୍ୱାରପାଳ) ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ଗୁଣଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍। ଏହିପରି ରାଜାଙ୍କ ଶିରୋରକ୍ଷକ (ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଅଙ୍ଗରକ୍ଷକ) ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ଗୁଣରେ ସମନ୍ୱିତ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that those entrusted with protecting the ruler—whether at the gate or as the chief personal guard—must share the same set of virtues. Security is treated as a moral office: protection is reliable only when grounded in character and disciplined conduct.
In Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction, Bhīṣma continues outlining standards for royal administration. Here he specifies that the king’s gatekeeper and chief bodyguard should be appointed only if they possess the previously described qualities, emphasizing consistent ethical requirements across protective roles.