Shloka 9
Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)
इति राष्ट्र परिपतन् बहुभि: पुरुषैः सह | सर्वेषां राजयुक्तानां दुष्करं परिदृष्टवान्
iti rāṣṭra-paripatan bahubhiḥ puruṣaiḥ saha | sarveṣāṃ rājayuktānāṃ duṣkaraṃ paridṛṣṭavān |
ਇਹ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਰਾਜ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁੰਮਦਾ ਫਿਰਿਆ। ਰਾਜਕਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੱਗੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਦੁਸ਼ਕਰਮ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੇਖੇ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Good governance requires direct scrutiny: a ruler (or investigator) should not rely only on reports but must personally observe how officials act, because administrative power can lead to wrongdoing if unchecked.
After making a statement (implied by “iti”), the subject goes around the realm with many companions and, during this tour, directly sees the misdeeds being committed by those employed in royal duties.