Shloka 3
मयूरवद्राजधर्मः (Mayūra-vat Rāja-dharma) — The Peacock-Model of Protective Kingship
स्वजातिगुणसम्पन्ना: स्वेषु कर्मसु संस्थिता: । प्रकर्तव्या ह्ामात्यास्तु नास्थाने प्रक्रिया क्षमा
bhīṣma uvāca | svajātiguṇasampannāḥ sveṣu karmasu saṃsthitāḥ | prakartavyā hy āmātyās tu nāsthāne prakriyā kṣamā ||
毗湿摩说道：凡具足与自身种姓/阶序相称之德，且安住于所规定之本分者，当任为大臣。然而，使任何人承担不合其位之事——超出其才能与身份——在治国之道中不可容许。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should appoint ministers who are grounded in their own proper virtues and duties; administrative assignments must match a person’s rightful role and competence, since misplacement in office is ethically and practically improper.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on statecraft, emphasizing careful selection of ministers and warning against placing people in unsuitable positions.