Shloka 28
Bhṛtya-niyoga: Role-appropriate appointment of servants and protection of the royal treasury (भृत्यनियोगः कोशरक्षणं च)
जो राजा सदा सबके संग्रहमें संलग्न, उद्योगशील और मित्रोंसे सम्पन्न होता है, वही सब राजाओंमें श्रेष्ठ है ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | yo rājā sadā sarveṣāṃ saṃgrahe saṃlagnaḥ udyogaśīlaḥ mitraiś ca sampannaḥ sa eva sarvarājānāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ || śakyā ca aśvasahasreṇa vīrāroheṇa bhārata | saṃgṛhītamanuṣyeṇa kṛtsnā jetuṃ vasundharā ||
毗湿摩说道：那位君王若恒常致力于聚拢众人、维系同心，行事勤勉果决，又富有盟友与挚友——唯有他堪称诸王之最。噢，婆罗多啊，统治者若能如此巩固部属的忠诚与凝聚力，纵使仅有一千名英勇的骑兵，也足以征服整个大地。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that the true strength of a king lies less in sheer numbers and more in consolidation: keeping people united, being industrious, and maintaining strong alliances. When men are loyal and well-organized, even a small, elite force can achieve great victories.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on the qualities of an excellent ruler. He praises a king devoted to ‘saṃgraha’—the gathering and securing of people and allies—and illustrates its practical power by saying such a ruler could conquer the earth with only a thousand heroic horsemen.