Shloka 19
Bhṛtya-niyoga: Role-appropriate appointment of servants and protection of the royal treasury (भृत्यनियोगः कोशरक्षणं च)
दानाच्छेदे स्वयंकारी श्रद्धालु: सुखदर्शन: । आर्तहस्तप्रदो नित्यमाप्तामात्यो नये रत:
dānāc chede svayaṃkārī śraddhāluḥ sukhadarśanaḥ | ārta-hasta-prado nityam āptāmātyo naye rataḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“君王不可使布施之传统断绝；当亲自笃行慷慨，具足信心，其仪容和悦，乃至仅其出现便能安慰人心。应常伸援手于困厄之民，倚赖可信之大臣，并恒守良策与正当治国之道。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that a ruler’s legitimacy and welfare-producing power rest on uninterrupted generosity, personal initiative, faith, compassion toward the distressed, reliance on trustworthy ministers, and steady commitment to prudent statecraft (naya).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the qualities a king should cultivate—especially sustaining charitable giving and actively protecting and supporting those who suffer.