Shloka 7
मयूरवद्राजधर्मः (Mayūra-vat Rāja-dharma) — The Peacock-Model of Protective Kingship
सब सेवकोंको उनके योग्य कार्यमें ही लगाना चाहिये। कर्मफलकी इच्छा करनेवाले राजाको चाहिये कि वह अपने सेवकोंको ऐसे कार्योंमें न नियुक्त करे, जो उनकी योग्यता और मर्यादाके प्रतिकूल पड़ते हों ।।
yaḥ pramāṇam atikramya pratilomaṁ narādhipaḥ | bhṛtyān sthāpayate buddhir na sa rañjayate prajāḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Ang haring naghahangad ng bunga ng gawa ay dapat magtalaga sa bawat lingkod ng trabahong angkop sa kanyang kakayahan at kalagayan. Ngunit ang pinunong salat sa paghatol, lumalampas sa wastong pamantayan at inilalagay ang kanyang mga nasasakupan sa mga tungkuling salungat sa kanilang galing at nararapat na hangganan, ay hindi makapananatiling kontento ang kanyang bayan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must respect proper standards (pramāṇa) and assign duties according to each person’s competence and rightful role; misassignment that violates aptitude and propriety leads to dissatisfaction and instability among the people.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma advises the king (Yudhiṣṭhira in context) on practical governance: the success of rule depends on wise appointments and adherence to established norms, not arbitrary or contrary placements of retainers.