Shloka 33
Dhaumya’s Counsel on Incognito Conduct in a Royal Household (राजवसतौ आचरण-निति)
ऐश्वर्य प्राप्य दुष्प्रापं प्रियं प्राप्प च राजतः । अप्रमत्तो भवेद् राज्ञ: प्रियेषु च हितेषु च,राजासे दुर्लभ ऐश्वर्य तथा प्रिय भोग प्राप्त होनेपर मनुष्य सदा सावधान होकर उसके प्रिय एवं हितकर कार्योंमें संलग्न रहे
aiśvaryaṁ prāpya duṣprāpaṁ priyaṁ prāpya ca rājataḥ | apramatto bhaved rājñaḥ priyeṣu ca hiteṣu ca ||
Kapag natamo na ang bihirang makamtang kapangyarihan at nakamit pa ang pagsang-ayon ng hari, dapat manatiling laging mapagmatyag at may pagpipigil-sa-sarili, at magpakasangkot sa mga gawaing kapwa nakalulugod at kapaki-pakinabang sa hari. Itinatampok ng aral na ang pambihirang kasaganaan at pagiging malapit sa hari ay humihingi ng maingat na asal, tapat na paglilingkod, at pagtuon sa tunay na ikabubuti ng pinuno—hindi sa sariling luho.
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rare power and royal favor are unstable unless guarded by vigilance; therefore one should avoid negligence and consistently act in ways that are both pleasing and genuinely beneficial to the ruler.
Dhaumya is giving counsel framed as courtly and ethical instruction: if someone has gained difficult-to-attain prosperity and the king’s favor, he must remain alert and devote himself to the king’s pleasing and welfare-promoting tasks.