Shloka 5
Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft
व्यसनानि परित्यज्य सप्त मूलहराणि वै ।
आत्मा रिपुभ्यः संरक्ष्यो बहिर्मन्त्रविनिर्गमात् ॥
vyasanāni parityajya sapta mūlaharāṇi vai | ātmā ripubhyaḥ saṃrakṣyo bahir mantra-vinirgamāt ||
Hãy từ bỏ các thói xấu—nhất là bảy điều nhổ bật gốc rễ của phú quý. Hãy tự phòng hộ trước kẻ thù, và chớ để mưu nghị (quốc cơ, bí mật triều chính) lọt ra ngoài.
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FAQs
Personal discipline is political stability: vices destroy the ‘roots’ of rule, and indiscreet speech destroys security. A king must conquer inner enemies (vyasana) and manage outer enemies through guarded counsel.
Ethical-political instruction within narrative; not a pancalakṣaṇa category, but consistent with purāṇic dharma/nīti sections that guide rulers in vaṃśa narratives.
‘Mantra’ as inner counsel: leaking it outward signifies dissipation of intention through uncontrolled speech. Guarding the ‘self from enemies’ includes guarding prāṇa and mind from the ripus (lust, anger, greed, etc.).