Shloka 37
राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः
Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration
सान्त्वनं रक्षणं दानमवस्था चाप्यभीक्षणश: । गोमिनां पार्थ कर्तव्य: संविभाग: प्रियाणि च
sāntvanaṁ rakṣaṇaṁ dānam avasthā cāpy abhīkṣṇaśaḥ | gomināṁ pārtha kartavyaḥ saṁvibhāgaḥ priyāṇi ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，帕尔塔啊，对于拥有牛群者（吠舍之众），应屡屡加以安抚，予以护卫，施以资助，并不断努力使其境况稳固；亦当与之分给所需之物，常行其所悦之事。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes sustained care for the productive classes—especially cattle-owners/Vaiśyas—through reassurance, protection, financial support, stabilizing their livelihoods, fair distribution of necessities, and policies that keep them content and secure.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira (and addresses Arjuna here as ‘Pārtha’) on rājadharma. This verse is part of his guidance on how a king should maintain social and economic well-being by actively supporting and protecting key contributors to prosperity.