Shloka 16
दुर्ग-निवेश-राजधर्मः | Fortified Capital and the King’s Residential Polity
Rājadharma
सत्कृताश्च प्रयत्नेन आचार्यर्त्विकुपुरोहिता: । महेष्वासा: स्थपतय: सांवत्सरचिकित्सका:
satkṛtāś ca prayatnena ācārya-ṛtvij-purohitāḥ | maheṣvāsāḥ sthapatayaḥ sāṁvatsara-cikitsakāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“当以勤谨之心，恭敬礼遇师长（ācārya）、司祭之祭官（ṛtvij）与家祭之祭司（purohita）；亦当礼敬善射之大弓手、营造之匠师、推算岁时与年成之占星者，以及医者。盖人生与国度之有序，系于尊重那些以学识、祭仪之职、护卫之力、工艺之能、历法之算与疗治之术，支撑社会者。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dhārmic ruler or householder should consciously honor key bearers of knowledge and public welfare—teachers, priests, chaplains, defenders (great archers), builders, time-reckoners/astrologers, and physicians—because their expertise sustains moral, ritual, and practical stability in society.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and governance, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira by listing categories of respected professionals and urging their proper reception and support as part of righteous conduct and statecraft.