Shloka 25
अध्याय ७२ — राजधर्मः: प्रजारक्षण, कर-नीति, दण्ड-नीति, अमात्य-नियोजन
Chapter 72 — Royal Duty: protection of subjects, taxation, punishment, and appointments
धर्मेण व्यवहारेण प्रजा: पालय पाण्डव । युधिष्ठिर यथा युक्तो नाधिबन्धेन योक्ष्यसे
dharmeṇa vyavahāreṇa prajāḥ pālaya pāṇḍava | yudhiṣṭhira yathā yukto nādhibandhena yokṣyase ||
毗湿摩说道：“般度之子啊，当以立于达摩之行护民治民。尤提施提罗，般度之子，若你守持正当的自律，契合于所当为之道，你便不会被焦虑的忧惧所缚，也不会被悔恨的痛苦枷锁所系。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should protect and administer the realm through dharma-informed conduct and fair practical governance; when one remains properly aligned with righteousness, one avoids the inner bondage of anxiety and later remorse.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on rājadharma (the duties of kingship). Here he urges Yudhiṣṭhira, as the new ruler, to care for the people through righteous administration so that his rule remains free from the burdens of worry and regret.