Shloka 69
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
स्थापितो<यं त्वया पुत्र सामन्तेष्वपि विश्रुत: । दुःखेनासाद्यते पात्र धार्यतामेष ते सुहत्
sthāpito ’yaṁ tvayā putra sāmanteṣv api viśrutaḥ | duḥkhena āsādyate pātraṁ dhāryatām eṣa te suhṛt ||
Бхишма сказал: «Сын мой, это ты поставил его на должность министра, и слава о нём разошлась даже среди твоих вассалов. По-настоящему достойного человека обрести трудно. Этот “шакал” — твой доброжелательный друг; потому охраняй его и поддерживай».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A capable and trustworthy person is rare; if you have elevated someone to responsibility and he is a genuine well-wisher, you should stand by him and protect him, even amid public scrutiny and political pressures.
Bhishma, instructing a ruler, remarks that the ruler himself appointed this minister whose fame has spread among subordinate chiefs; Bhishma then urges the ruler to value and safeguard such a supportive ally, since truly worthy people are hard to find.