Shloka 10
Bhṛtya-niyoga: Role-appropriate appointment of servants and protection of the royal treasury (भृत्यनियोगः कोशरक्षणं च)
युक्तचारं स्वविषये संधिविग्रहकोविदम् । राज्स्त्रिवर्गवेत्तारं पौरजानपदप्रियम्
bhīṣma uvāca | yuktacāraṃ svaviṣaye saṃdhivigrahakovidam | rājñas trivargavettāraṃ paurajānapadapriyam ||
Бхишма сказал: «Пусть царь назначит министром того, чьё поведение дисциплинировано в пределах собственного долга; кто искусен различать, когда заключать мир, а когда вступать во вражду; кто знает три цели царя — дхарму, артху и каму; и кто любим и горожанами, и сельскими жителями».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s minister should unite personal discipline with strategic intelligence: he must know when peace or conflict is appropriate, understand the balanced pursuit of dharma, artha, and kāma for the ruler, and maintain the trust and affection of both urban and rural subjects.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous governance, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on royal policy, specifying key qualifications for appointing a minister—especially competence in diplomacy/war policy and popularity among the people.