Shloka 85
Vyavahāra-Śuddhi and Rājadharma: Clean Administration, Counsel, and Proportional Punishment
Chapter 86
निष्पाप युधिष्ठिर! यह नीतिशास्त्रका तत्त्व है, जिसे मैंने तुम्हें बताया है। किसीपर भी पूरा विश्वास न करना नरेशोंका परम गोपनीय गुण बताया जाता है ।।
niṣpāpa yudhiṣṭhira! etan nītiśāstrasya tattvaṃ mayā te kathitam | kasyāpi pūrṇaṃ viśvāsaṃ na kartavyaṃ—nareśānāṃ parama-gopyaḥ guṇa iti kathyate ||
毗湿摩曰：“无罪的由提施提罗啊，这便是我向你阐明的治国之道（尼提）的要义。君王不可对任何人尽信无疑；此等谨慎，被称为统治者最隐秘而又最关键的德性。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that a ruler must practice prudent restraint in trust: never granting anyone absolute confidence, because safeguarding secrets and maintaining strategic caution are essential to stable governance.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on royal duty (rājadharma), Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on principles of statecraft, emphasizing confidential conduct and careful judgment in dealing with others.