Chapter 5

[dharmādhikaraṇam]

dharmaśāstravicāreṇa mūlasāravivecanam /

yatrādhikriyate sthāne dharmādhikaraṇaṃ hi tat // K_052 //

prātar utthāya nṛpatiḥ śaucaṃ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ /

guruṃ jyotirvidaṃ vaidyān devān viprān purohitān // K_053 //

yathārham etān saṃpūjya supuṣpābharaṇāmbaraiḥ /

abhivandya ca gurvādīn sumukhāṃ praviśet sabhām // K_054 //

vinītaveṣo nṛpatiḥ sabhāṃ gatvā samāhitaḥ /

āsīnaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ sthitvā paśyet kāryāṇi kāryiṇām /

saha traividyavṛddhaiś ca mantrajñaiś caiva mantribhiḥ // K_055 //

saprāḍvivākaḥ sāmātyaḥ sabrāhmaṇapurohitaḥ /

sasabhyaḥ prekṣako rājā svarge tiṣṭhati dharmataḥ // K_056 //

saha sabhyaiḥ sthirair yuktaiḥ prājñair maulair dvijottamaiḥ /

dharmaśāstrārthakuśalair arthaśāstraviśāradaiḥ // K_057 //

kulaśīlavayovṛtta- vittavadbhir amatsaraiḥ /

vaṇigbhiḥ syāt katipayaiḥ kulabhūtair adhiṣṭhitam // K_058 //

śrotāro vaṇijas tatra kartavyā nyāyadarśinaḥ // K_059 //