Shloka 18
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
बलेन संविभागैश्नलू जय स्वर्ग जनेश्वर । यस्यैव बलमोजश्न स धर्मस्य प्रभुर्नर:
balena saṁvibhāgaiś ca jaya svargaṁ janeśvara | yasyaiva balam ojaś ca sa dharmasya prabhur naraḥ ||
மனிதர்களின் ஆண்டவனே, வலத்தாலும் உதாரமான பகிர்வாலும் (தான-விநியோகத்தாலும்) சுவர்க்கத்தை வெல்லு. வலமும் ஓஜஸும் உடையவனே தர்மத்தின் ஆளுமை உடையவன்—தர்மத்தைப் பின்பற்ற வல்லவன்.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal excellence is grounded in disciplined strength and generous sharing; only one who has real power and vigor can reliably uphold dharma and thereby attain the highest fruits, symbolized as victory over heaven.
Śaunaka addresses a king (‘lord of men’) and introduces a teaching on the श्रेष्ठ (best) royal duty, urging him to pursue heavenly attainment through steadfast power coupled with charitable distribution, linking ethical rule to inner strength.