Shloka 46
Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद
भिक्षुका: प्राड्विवाकाश्व मौहूर्ता दैवचिन्तका: । कोशो मित्राणि धान्यं च सर्वोपकरणानि च
bhikṣukāḥ prāḍvivākāś ca mauhūrtā daivacintakāḥ | kośo mitrāṇi dhānyaṃ ca sarvopakaraṇāni ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“托钵行者、博学的辩护者、占星者与思惟神意之人；国库、盟友、粮仓，以及一切器具资财——这些也都算作维系王国的要素。在此所示的治国伦理中，国家如同生身：诸肢共扶，而以纪律与合法惩罚之权（daṇḍa）为主器，因为秩序正由此而生，并由此得以保存于诸部分之间。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse situates various social specialists and material resources—legal experts, astrologers/diviners, treasury, allies, provisions, and equipment—as essential supports of the kingdom, within a broader rājadharma framework where the state is viewed as an organism whose stability ultimately depends on daṇḍa (lawful discipline/punishment) to maintain order.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on rājadharma (the duties of kings). Here he continues enumerating the elements that uphold a polity—both personnel and resources—clarifying how governance relies on coordinated ‘limbs’ of the state and the regulating force of authority.