अमात्य-गुणवर्णनम्
The Virtues of Daśaratha’s Ministers and the Order of Governance
विद्याविनीता ह्रीमन्त: कुशला नियतेन्द्रिया: ।श्रीमन्तश्च महात्मानश्शास्त्रज्ञा दृढविक्रमा: ।।1.7.5।। कीर्तिमन्त: प्रणिहिता: यथावचनकारिण: ।तेज: क्षमायश:प्राप्ता स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिण: ।।1.7.6।।
vidyāvinītā hrīmantaḥ kuśalā niyatendriyāḥ |
śrīmantaś ca mahātmānaḥ śāstrajñā dṛḍhavikramāḥ ||
kīrtimantaḥ praṇihitāḥ yathāvacanakāriṇaḥ |
tejaḥ-kṣamā-yaśaḥprāptā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇaḥ ||
Họ học rộng, được rèn luyện; biết hổ thẹn trước điều bất nghĩa; khéo léo, chế ngự các căn; phú quý mà đại tâm, thông đạt śāstra, dũng mãnh kiên cường. Danh tiếng rạng rỡ, luôn tỉnh thức, làm đúng như lời đã nói; đầy uy quang, nhẫn nhục và vinh danh; lời nói nhã nhặn, mở đầu bằng nụ cười.
The king (Dasaratha) had many friends. All the tributary kings were obedient to him. He killed his enemies with his might. There was no foe who was either superior to or equal to him. He ruled the world as Indra ruled the heaven.
Public duty requires inner discipline: learning, self-control, truthfulness in action (doing as one says), and kṣamā (forbearance) are presented as ethical foundations for governance.
The narration expands from listing ministers and priests to describing the ministers’ character—why they are fit to support a righteous king.
Integrity and restraint: being true to one’s word, morally modest (hri), and courteous in speech.