Shloka 19
Ālasyadoṣa-nirdeśa (On the Fault of Negligence) — The Camel’s Long-Neck Exemplum
राज्यं तिष्ठति दक्षस्य संगृहीतेन्द्रियस्य च । आर्तस्य बुद्धिमूलं हि विजयं मनुरब्रवीत्,जो जितेन्द्रिय और कार्यदक्ष है, उसीका राज्य स्थिर रहता है। मनुजीका कथन है कि संकटमें पड़े हुए राजाकी विजयका मूल बुद्धि-बल ही है
rājyaṃ tiṣṭhati dakṣasya saṅgṛhītendriyasya ca | ārtasya buddhimūlaṃ hi vijayaṃ manur abravīt ||
Nanatiling matatag ang kaharian kapag ang namumuno ay bihasa sa gawain at napipigil ang mga pandama. Ipinahayag ni Manu na para sa haring dinidiin ng kapighatian, ang ugat ng tagumpay ay ang lakas at linaw ng isip.
उड्ड उवाच
Educational Q&A
Political stability depends on two royal virtues: practical competence (dakṣatā) and restraint of the senses (jitendriyatā). In times of crisis, victory is not primarily rooted in force or fortune but in buddhi—clear judgment, strategy, and disciplined decision-making.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Uḍḍa cites an authoritative maxim attributed to Manu to counsel how a king should secure and preserve rule: by self-mastery and intelligent governance, especially when facing adversity.