Shloka 26
Chapter 81: Trust, Allies, and the Qualifications of the King’s Artha-Secretary (अर्थसचिव)
एक कामपर एक ही व्यक्तिको नियुक्त करना चाहिये, दो या तीनको नहीं; क्योंकि वे आपसमें एक-दूसरेको सहन नहीं कर पाते; एक कार्यपर नियुक्त हुए अनेक व्यक्तियोंमें प्रायः सदा मतभेद हो ही जाता है ।।
ekakāmapara ekaṁ hī vyaktiṁ niyoktuṁ cāhye, dvau vā trīn vā na; yato te parasparaṁ anyonyaṁ soḍhuṁ na śaknuvanti; ekasmin kārye niyuktānāṁ bahūnāṁ vyaktīnāṁ madhye prāyaḥ sadā matabhedo bhavati. kīrtipradhāno yas tu syād yaś ca sthāt samaye sthitaḥ | samarthān yaś ca na dveṣṭi nānarthān kurute ca yaḥ ||
一项事务当托付一人，不可托付两三人；因为他们往往难以相容。多人同任一事，分歧几乎必然生起。继而毗湿摩描绘理想的首相：以真实名誉为先，守分守度、循礼循法；不嫉贤能，不作祸乱；不因欲、惧、贪、怒而弃法（dharma）；办事干练，言辞得体，能随时势之需而应对。如此之人，方可为你的宰辅。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Assign one responsible person per task to prevent factional conflict, and choose a chief minister who prioritizes honorable reputation, remains within proper norms, does not envy the capable, avoids causing harm, and never abandons dharma due to desire, fear, greed, or anger.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma is advising the king on practical governance: how to structure appointments and what moral and professional qualities to seek in a principal minister.