Shloka 5
अध्याय ७२ — राजधर्मः: प्रजारक्षण, कर-नीति, दण्ड-नीति, अमात्य-नियोजन
Chapter 72 — Royal Duty: protection of subjects, taxation, punishment, and appointments
धर्मकार्याणि निर्वर्त्य मड्लानि प्रयुज्य च । ब्राह्मणान् वाचयेथास्त्वमर्थसिद्धिजयाशिष:
dharma-kāryāṇi nirvartya maṇḍlāni prayujya ca | brāhmaṇān vācayethās tvaṁ artha-siddhi-jayāśiṣaḥ ||
دھارمک فرائض پورے کر کے اور منگل آداب بجا لا کر، برہمنوں سے سوستی واچن کرواؤ؛ اور مقصد کی تکمیل اور فتح کے لیے ان کی دعائیں و آشیرواد حاصل کرو۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that worldly aims—especially victory and success—should be pursued only after fulfilling dharmic obligations and seeking auspicious benedictions from qualified Brahmins; ethical order and sacred sanction are presented as foundations for effective action.
In Bhishma’s instruction within the Shanti Parva, he advises the listener (a ruler/agent) to first complete daily religious observances, then perform or employ auspicious ritual arrangements, and finally have Brahmins recite blessings (svasti) to secure success and victory.