Shloka 14
Śaṅkha–Likhita Upākhyāna: Daṇḍa, Confession, and the Purification of Kingship (शङ्ख-लिखितोपाख्यानम्)
“मेरी वह बात सुनो, जिसके अनुसार चलनेवाला राजा धर्मसे नीचे नहीं गिरता। धर्मशास्त्रोंकी आज्ञाका उल्लंघन करनेसे राजाका पतन हो जाता है और यदि धर्मशास्त्रका अनुसरण करता है तो वह निर्भय होता है ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | kāma-krodhāv anādṛtya pitevā samadarśanaḥ | śāstra-jāṁ buddhim āsthāya yujyate nainasā hi saḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说道：“国王若轻弃欲与怒，以父亲般平等之目观照众人，并以经论（śāstra）所生之智慧为其判断根基，便不为罪垢所染。违逆《法论》（Dharma-śāstra）之命者，君主必致倾覆；遵行其教者，则无所畏惧，安住于正法。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler remains free from moral downfall by restraining desire and anger, judging all impartially like a father, and basing decisions on dharma-śāstra; obedience to śāstra brings fearlessness, while violation leads to ruin.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Vaiśampāyana continues the didactic discourse by stating the qualities and discipline that keep a king steady in dharma and prevent political and spiritual collapse.