Shloka 11
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
ब्रह्मण्य: सत्यवादी च शुचि: शमदमान्वित: । प्रजास्तं चान्वरज्यन्त धर्मनित्यं मनस्विनम्
brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca śuciḥ śamadamānvitaḥ | prajāstaṃ cānvarajyanta dharmanityaṃ manasvinam ||
毗耶娑说道：他敬奉婆罗门，言必真实，外行与内心皆清净，并能自制其心与诸根。由于这位胸怀高远的国王恒常安住于达摩，百姓便对他深深依恋，甘心追随其引领。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler gains genuine loyalty not through force but through dharmic character: reverence for sacred learning and the Brāhmaṇas (brahmaṇya), unwavering truthfulness (satyavāda), inner and outer purity (śuci), and disciplined mastery of mind and senses (śama–dama). Such virtues naturally draw the people’s affection and trust.
Vyāsa describes the moral qualities of a particular king and explains the social result: because the king is consistently devoted to dharma and self-controlled, the subjects develop strong attachment to him and follow him willingly.