Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 12
रज्जयस्व प्रजा: सर्वा: प्रकृती: परिसान्त्वय । सुहृद: फलसत्कारैरर्चयस्व यथाहत:
rajjayasva prajāḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīḥ parisāntvaya | suhṛdaḥ phala-satkārair arcayasva yathāhataḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Panatilihin mong nasisiyahan at tapat ang lahat ng iyong nasasakupan; aliwin at pagkaisahin ang mga ministro at iba pang saligang sangkap ng kaharian. Parangalan mo ang mga may mabuting kalooban sa iyo nang nararapat, sa pamamagitan ng mga kaloob na bunga at marangal na pagtanggap-bisita, ayon sa kanilang karapatan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must actively maintain public contentment, stabilize the administrative ‘constituents’ (especially ministers and key stakeholders) through reassurance, and sustain alliances by timely, fitting honor and hospitality—governance is upheld by satisfaction, conciliation, and appropriate recognition.
In the Anuśāsana-parvan’s instruction on conduct, Vaiśampāyana reports counsel emphasizing practical royal duty: keep the populace pleased, pacify the state’s functionaries, and honor friends and supporters with suitable gifts and respectful reception.