Shloka 34
अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः
Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal
अगूढविभवा यस्य पौरा राष्ट्रनिवासिन: । नयापनयतवेत्तार: स राजा राजसत्तम:
agūḍha-vibhavā yasya paurā rāṣṭra-nivāsinaḥ | nayāpanayata-vettāraḥ sa rājā rājasattamaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：诸王之最上者，是其国中城民与乡民不必因惧盗而藏匿财物，并且明辨何为正当之政、何为邪曲之行。臣民无惧与治国有鉴别力，正是王道最高的标志。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The highest king is one who ensures public security and cultivates moral-political discernment: subjects need not conceal wealth out of fear, and they can distinguish proper governance (naya) from misrule (apanaya).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma defines a hallmark of excellent rule by describing the condition of the people under a truly superior king—safe, prosperous, and ethically aware.