अमात्य-गुणवर्णनम्
The Virtues of Daśaratha’s Ministers and the Order of Governance
कोशसङ्ग्रहणे युक्ता बलस्य च परिग्रहे ।अहितं चापि पुरुषं न विहिंस्युरदूषकम् ।।।।
kośa-saṅgrahaṇe yuktā balasya ca parigrahe | ahitaṃ cāpi puruṣaṃ na vihiṃsyur adūṣakam ||
Họ khéo việc tích lũy quốc khố và chăm lo binh lực; nhưng dẫu gặp kẻ lòng dạ bất thiện, nếu người ấy không có tội, họ cũng không làm hại.
They were experts in replenishing the exchequer and in collecting the army. They never inflicted any punishment even on those who were not their well-wishers, if they did not commit any offence.
Dharma requires punishment to be fault-based: even a hostile person should not be harmed if innocent (adūṣaka).
The text continues listing ministerial virtues—economic strength and military readiness governed by justice.
Restraint and commitment to due process rather than revenge.