Mahabharata 9.44.48 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 44, Shloka 48
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
पूर्वमेवादिदेशासौ निकायेषु महात्मनाम् । समर्थ च तमैश्व॒र्ये महामतिरमन्यत
pūrvam evādideśāsau nikāyeṣu mahātmanām | samarthaṃ ca tam aiśvarye mahāmatir amanyata ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اس نے پہلے ہی عظیم النفس جنگجوؤں کے گروہوں میں اپنے احکام جاری کر دیے تھے؛ اور وہ بلند فکر رہنما اسے اقتدارِ سلطنت اٹھانے کے لیے پوری طرح اہل سمجھتا تھا۔
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Authority (aiśvarya) should be entrusted on the basis of proven capability and prior disciplined organization; wise leadership is shown by recognizing fitness for responsibility rather than relying on mere status or force.
The narrator states that orders had already been issued across the troop-divisions of the eminent warriors, and that a discerning leader regarded a particular person as competent to assume or exercise sovereign command.
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