Shloka 35
Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)
ये त्वादानपरा एव वसन्ति भवतो गृहे । अभूतिकामा भूतानां तादृशैमेंडभिसंहितम्
ye tv ādānaparā eva vasanti bhavato gṛhe | abhūtikāmā bhūtānāṃ tādṛśair meḍabhisaṃhitam ||
Бхишма сказал: Те, кто думает лишь о том, чтобы брать, — кто живёт в твоём собственном доме, разоряя твою казну, — не желают по-настоящему блага и процветания народу. Такие люди по самой своей природе и по своим делам вступили со мной во вражду.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma warns that those who live close to power yet are driven by greed and appropriation undermine the welfare of the people; a ruler should recognize such internal predators and not mistake proximity for loyalty or public-spiritedness.
In Bhishma’s instruction on governance and dharma, he identifies a class of insiders who dwell in the ruler’s own household while exploiting his resources; he characterizes them as anti-welfare and notes that association with such people constitutes enmity toward him and toward righteous rule.