Shloka 18
अध्याय ७२ — राजधर्मः: प्रजारक्षण, कर-नीति, दण्ड-नीति, अमात्य-नियोजन
Chapter 72 — Royal Duty: protection of subjects, taxation, punishment, and appointments
अथ राष्ट्रमुपायेन भुज्यमान सुरक्षितम् । जनयत्यतुलां नित्यं कोशवृद्धि युधिछ्विर
atha rāṣṭram upāyena bhujyamānaṃ surakṣitam | janayaty atulāṃ nityaṃ kośa-vṛddhiṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||
اے یُدھِشٹھِر! جب مملکت کو جائز و دانشمندانہ تدبیروں سے محفوظ رکھ کر اس سے خراج و محصول وصول کیا جائے تو وہ ہمیشہ شاہی خزانے میں بے مثال اضافہ کرتی ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should protect the realm and collect revenue through just, prudent, and policy-consistent means; secure governance and lawful fiscal practice naturally lead to steady growth of the treasury.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma continues advising King Yudhiṣṭhira on practical governance—linking security and orderly administration with ethical revenue collection and sustainable financial prosperity.