Shloka 9
राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः
Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration
तेषां संग्रामकृत्यं स्याद् ग्रामकृत्यं च तेषु यत्
teṣāṃ saṅgrāma-kṛtyaṃ syād grāma-kṛtyaṃ ca teṣu yat
Bhīṣma nói: “Đối với họ, phải có bổn phận nơi chiến trận, và cũng có bổn phận đối với làng xã—mọi trách nhiệm nào chính đáng thuộc về họ trong hai lĩnh vực ấy.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames dharma as role-based responsibility: those fit for protection and rule must fulfill both martial obligations (defending order in conflict) and civic obligations (maintaining the welfare and functioning of settled society).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct after the war, Bhīṣma continues advising on proper duties, stating that for the concerned group their work includes both battlefield tasks and village/community administration—each according to what is appropriate for them.