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Shloka 41

अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः

Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal

राजानं प्रथम विन्देत्‌ ततो भार्या ततो धनम्‌ | राजन्यसति लोकस्य कुतो भार्या कुतो धनम्‌,“मनुष्य पहले राजाको प्राप्त करे। उसके बाद पत्नीका परिग्रह और धनका संग्रह करे। लोकरक्षक राजाके न होनेपर कैसे भार्या सुरक्षित रहेगी और किस तरह धनकी रक्षा हो सकेगी?”

rājānaṃ prathamaṃ vindet tato bhāryā tato dhanam | rājany asati lokasya kuto bhāryā kuto dhanam ||

بھیشم نے کہا— انسان پہلے بادشاہ (درست حکمرانی) حاصل کرے؛ پھر بیوی اختیار کرے؛ پھر مال جمع کرے۔ کیونکہ جب لوگوں کی نگہبانی کرنے والا بادشاہ نہ ہو تو بیوی کہاں محفوظ رہے گی اور مال کی حفاظت کیسے ہوگی؟

राजानम्king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रथमम्first
प्रथमम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रथम
विन्देत्should obtain/find
विन्देत्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विन्दति)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
भार्याwife
भार्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
धनम्wealth
धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
राजनिwhen/where there is a king (in the king's presence)
राजनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
असतिbeing absent/non-existent
असति:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअसत्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
लोकस्यof the people/world
लोकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence/how (can there be)
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
भार्याwife
भार्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कुतःwhence/how (can there be)
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
धनम्wealth
धनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
king (rājā)
W
wife (bhāryā)
W
wealth (dhana)
P
people/world (loka)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma teaches that stable, righteous governance is a prerequisite for household life and prosperity: without a protector-king and public order, personal aims like marriage and wealth become insecure and ethically untenable.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira by stressing the foundational role of kingship in safeguarding society; he frames it as a practical and moral sequence—first secure rule and protection, then family formation and economic accumulation.