Shloka 36
अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः
Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal
वश्या नेया विधेयाश्ष न च संघर्षशीलिन: । विषये दानरुचयो नरा यस्य स पार्थिव:
vaśyā neyā vidheyāś ca na ca saṅgharṣaśīlinaḥ | viṣaye dānarucayo narā yasya sa pārthivaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：真正卓越的君王，是其国中人民可治可导，顺从而守纪，不好争讼斗竞，并乐于布施。百姓既依规得护得养，便能各尽其分，自制而不执著于身之享乐——由此映照出君王依达摩（dharma）而治的正统。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s excellence is measured by the dharmic condition of his realm: subjects who are disciplined, teachable, obedient, non-contentious, and charitable indicate proper protection, just administration, and moral cultivation under righteous rule.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira by describing the marks of an ideal kingdom—where the populace, well-protected and well-governed, lives in duty, self-restraint, social concord, and generosity.