Shloka 47
Dhaumya’s Counsel on Incognito Conduct in a Royal Household (राजवसतौ आचरण-निति)
यो वै गृहेभ्य: प्रवसन् प्रियाणां नानुसंस्मरेत् । दुःखेन सुखमन्विच्छेत् स राजवसतिं वसेत्,जो घर-बार छोड़कर परदेशमें पड़ा रहनेपर भी प्रियजनों एवं अभीष्ट भोगोंका स्मरण नहीं करता और कष्ट सहकर सुख पानेकी इच्छा करता है, वही राजदरबारमें टिक सकता है
yo vai gṛhebhyaḥ pravasan priyāṇāṃ nānusaṃsmaret | duḥkhena sukham anvicchet sa rājavasatiṃ vaset ||
Disse Dhaumya: “Aquele que, mesmo vivendo longe de casa, não fica a remoer os entes queridos e os confortos desejados, e que busca o bem-estar futuro suportando a adversidade—só esse é apto a manter-se firme na corte real.”
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadiness in demanding duties—especially in a king’s service—requires restraint over longing for home and pleasures, and the willingness to endure hardship for a higher, lasting good.
Dhaumya offers a practical ethical maxim: only one who can live away from home without constant nostalgia and who can bear difficulties in pursuit of eventual welfare is capable of sustaining life and responsibility in the royal court.