Shloka 33
राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः
Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures
धर्ममेव प्रपद्यन्ते न हिंसन्ति परस्परम् । अनुगृह्नन्ति चान्योन्यं यदा रक्षति भूमिप:
dharmam eva prapadyante na hiṃsanti parasparam | anugṛhṇanti cānyonyaṃ yadā rakṣati bhūmipaḥ ||
அரசன் காக்கும்போது மக்கள் அனைவரும் தர்மத்தையே அடைகின்றனர்; அவர்கள் ஒருவரையொருவர் வன்முறையால் துன்புறுத்தார், மேலும் பரஸ்பரம் கருணையுடன் நடப்பர்.
वसुमना उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public virtue is sustained by righteous governance: when the king provides real protection and order, people adhere to dharma, refrain from mutual violence, and cultivate mutual goodwill.
In the Shanti Parva’s discourse on rajadharma, Vasumanā states a principle of statecraft: the ruler’s protective duty is the condition that enables citizens to live ethically and peacefully with one another.