Shloka 1
राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः
Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration
7 क्ा-्ण अ--जक्ाा $. धन्वदुर्गका दूसरा नाम मरुदुर्ग भी है। जिसके चारों ओर बालूका घेरा हो
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | rāṣṭraguptiṃ ca me rājan rāṣṭrasyaiva tu saṃgraham | samyag jijñāsamānāya prabrūhi bharatarṣabha ||
坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）曰：“大王，我愿如实了知护持国土之道，以及聚敛、巩固并维系邦国之法。故请汝——婆罗多族之雄牛——为我宣说：王国当如何守护而使之强盛？”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the ethical duty of kingship (rājadharma) as twofold: safeguarding the realm (security and protection) and sustaining it through consolidation and sound administration (saṃgraha). It introduces governance as a disciplined inquiry guided by dharma.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully questions the elder authority (addressed as ‘O king’ and ‘best of the Bharatas’) to learn, in a systematic way, how a kingdom should be protected and strengthened.