Shloka 7
Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)
दातुमर्ति ते वित्त वैदेह: सत्यसंगर: । प्रमाणं सर्वभूतेषु प्रग्रहं च भविष्यसि,तुम पवित्र व्यवहार और उत्तम कर्मद्वारा अपने प्रति विदेहराजका विश्वास उत्पन्न करो। विदेहराज सत्यप्रतिज्ञ हैं; अतः वे तुम्हें अवश्य धन प्रदान करेंगे। यदि ऐसा हुआ तो तुम समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये प्रमाणभूत (विश्वासपात्र) तथा राजाकी दाहिनी बाँह हो जाओगे
dātum arhati te vittaṃ vaidehaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ | pramāṇaṃ sarvabhūteṣu pragrahaṃ ca bhaviṣyasi ||
Бхишма сказал: «Царь Видехи, стойкий в истине и непреклонный в своём обете, достоин даровать тебе богатство. Завоюй его доверие чистым поведением и превосходными деяниями. Если он поступит так, ты станешь надёжным мерилом для всех существ и действенной правой рукой царя в управлении.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Trust and authority are earned through purity of conduct and excellent action; when a ruler is truthful and steadfast, ethical behavior becomes the means to secure rightful support and to become a reliable exemplar for society.
Bhishma advises that the truthful king of Videha will grant wealth, but the recipient should first establish the king’s confidence through upright behavior; success will make the person both widely trusted and a key support to the king’s administration.