Shloka 3
Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks
Fire-escape deliberation
स समं धर्मकामार्थान् सिषेवे भरतर्षभ । त्रीनिवात्मसमान् बन्धून् नीतिमानिव मानयन्
sa samaṃ dharmakāmārthān siṣeve bharatarṣabha | trīn ivātmasamān bandhūn nītimān iva mānayan ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“噢，婆罗多族之雄！他以均衡之道奉行法（dharma）、利（artha）与欲（kāma）。如同深谙治世之策者，他敬重此三者，视若与自身等同的至亲，并以公正与节制而受用之，不使其流于放纵。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends a balanced life: dharma (righteousness), artha (material and political welfare), and kāma (legitimate enjoyment) should be pursued without letting any one dominate. True nīti is to honor all three in proper measure under the guidance of dharma.
Vaiśampāyana describes the character and conduct of the king (understood here as Yudhiṣṭhira): he governs and lives with even-handedness, treating the three aims of life as intimate companions—neither rejecting worldly aims nor indulging them recklessly.