Shloka 4
साहसप्रकृतिर्यत्र किंचिदुल्बणमाचरेत् । अशास्त्रलक्षणो राजा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति
sāhasaprakṛtir yatra kiñcid ulbaṇam ācaret | aśāstralakṣaṇo rājā kṣipram eva vinaśyati ||
Wika ni Vāmadeva: “Kung saan ang hari’y likás na padalus-dalos at gumagawa kahit munting labis o karahasan, at wala siyang mga tanda ng patnubay ng śāstra at wastong pamamahala, ang gayong pinuno ay mabilis na mapapahamak.”
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must be guided by śāstra and disciplined judgment; even minor acts of reckless excess, when rooted in a rash temperament, undermine legitimacy and stability and lead swiftly to ruin.
In the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction, the sage Vāmadeva warns about a king’s character: a rash, unregulated ruler who acts outside śāstric norms quickly destroys himself and his rule.