Shloka 8
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
विश्वासो न तु कर्तव्यो राज्ञा मित्राप्तबन्धुषु ।
कार्ययोगादमित्रेऽपि विश्वासीत नराधिपः ॥
viśvāso na tu kartavyo rājñā mitrāptabandhuṣu /
kāryayogād amitre 'pi viśvasīta narādhipaḥ
พระราชาไม่พึงไว้วางใจอย่างมืดบอดแม้ต่อมิตร สนิทสนม หรือญาติ แต่เมื่อสภาพแห่งกิจการจำเป็น ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งมนุษย์อาจวางใจได้แม้กระทั่งต่อศัตรู
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FAQs
Ethical governance requires discernment over sentiment: kinship and friendship are not guarantees of loyalty, while even adversaries can become functional partners under necessity—so long as vigilance remains.
Ancillary nīti material; outside pancalakṣaṇa classification.
Inner ‘friends’ (habitual preferences) can mislead; inner ‘enemies’ (difficult disciplines) can become allies when yoked to a purpose—suggesting a yogic re-framing of obstacles as instruments.