pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: आदावेव कुरुश्रेष्ठ राज्ञा रञ्जनकाम्यया। देवतानां द्विजानां च वर्तितव्यं यथाविधि॥
English: In the first place, O chief of Kuru's race, the king should, for pleasing (his subjects), wait humbly upon the gods and the Brahmanas, always following implicitly the ordinance.
Sanskrit: उत्थानेन सदा पुत्र दैवतान्यर्चयित्वा हि ब्राह्मणांश्च कुरूद्वह। आनृण्यं याति धर्मस्य लोकेन च समर्च्यते॥
English: By adoring the celestials and the Brahmanas, O increaser of Kuru's race, the king satisfies his debt to duty and morality, and acquires the respect of his subjects.
Sanskrit: प्रयतेथा युधिष्ठिर। न ह्युस्थानमृते दैवं राज्ञामर्थं प्रसादयेत्॥
English: O son, you should always exert promptly, O Yudhishthira, for without exertion and manliness mere destiny never accomplishes the objects the kings wish to achieve.
Sanskrit: साधारणं द्वयं ह्येतद् दैवमुत्थानमेव च। पौरुषं हि परं मन्ये दैवं निश्चितमुच्यते॥
English: These two, viz., exertion and destiny, are equal. Of them, I consider exertion to be superior for destiny is determined from the results of exertion.
Sanskrit: विपन्ने च समारम्भे संतापं मा स्म वै कृथाः। घटस्वैव सदाऽऽत्मानं राज्ञामेष परो नयः॥
English: Do not be sorry if what is undertaken ends disastrously, for you should then exert yourself in the same work with redoubled attention. This is the highest of royal duties.
Sanskrit: न हि सत्यादृते किंचिद् राज्ञां वै सिद्धिकारकम्। सत्ये हि राजा निरतः प्रेत्य चेह न नन्दति॥
English: There is nothing which leads so much to the success of kings as Truth. The king who is devoted to Truth enjoys happiness both here and hereafter.
Sanskrit: ऋषीणामपि राजेन्द्र सत्यमेव परं धनम्। तथा राज्ञां परं सत्यान्नान्यद् विश्वासकारणम्॥
English: Even to the Rishis, O king, Truth, is the greatest wealth. Likewise for the kings, there is nothing that so much creates confidence in them as Truth.
Sanskrit: गुणवाशीलवान् दान्तो मृदुर्धर्यो जितेन्द्रियः। सुदर्शः स्थूललक्ष्यश्च न भ्रश्येत सदा श्रियः॥
English: The king who is endued with all accomplishments and good conduct, who is self-controlled, Humble, and righteous, who has his passions under control, who is of a beautiful countenance and not too enquiring, never loses prosperity.
Sanskrit: आर्जवं सर्वकार्येषु श्रयेथाः कुरुनन्दन। पुनर्नयविचारेण त्रयीसंवरणेन च॥
English: By administering justice, by following these three expedients, viz., concealment of his own shortcomings, ascertainment of the loop-holes of foes, and keeping is own counsel close, as also by acting straight-forwardly, the king, O delighter of the Kurus, acquires prosperity.
Sanskrit: मृदुर्हि राजा सततं लङ्घयो भवति सर्वशः। तीक्ष्णाच्चोद्विजते लोकस्तस्मादुभयमाश्रय॥
English: If the king becomes mild, everybody disobey him. On the other hand, if he becomes fierce his subjects always fear him. Therefore, do you conduct yourself in both the ways.
Sanskrit: अदण्ड्याश्चैव ते पुत्र विप्राश्च ददतां वर। भूतमेतत् परं लोके ब्राह्मणो नाम पाण्डव॥
English: O foremost of liberal men, the Brahmanas should never be punished by you, for the Brahmana, O son of Pandu, is the foremost of human beings on the Earth.
Sanskrit: मनुना चैव राजेन्द्र गीतौ श्लोकौ महात्मना। धर्मेषु स्वेषु कौरव्य हृदि तौ कर्तुमर्हसि॥ अद्भ्योऽग्निर्ब्रह्मतः क्षत्रमश्मनो लोहमुत्थितम्। तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु शाम्यति॥
English: The great Manu, O king of kings, has written two Slokas. As regards your duties, O you of Kuru's race, you should always remember them. Fire has originated from water, the Kshatriya from the Brahmana, and iron from stone. The three, viz., fire, Kshatriya, and iron, can act on every other thing, but coming into contact with their respective origins, their force becomes neutralised.
Sanskrit: अयो हन्ति यदाश्मानमग्निना वारि हन्यते। ब्रह्म च क्षत्रियो देशि तदा सीदन्ति ते त्रयः॥ एवं कृत्वा महाराज नमस्या एव ते द्विजाः। भौमं ब्रह्म द्विजश्रेष्ठा धारयन्ति समर्चिताः॥ पुरा तात महर्षिणा।
English: When iron strikes stone, or fire fights with water, or Kshatriya treats a Brahmana inimically, these three soon become weak. When this is so, O king, (you will see that) the Brahmanas deserve to be worshipped. The foremost of the Brahmanas are gods on Earth. Duly adored they maintain the Vedas and the Sacrifices.
Sanskrit: एवं चैव नरव्याघ्र लोकत्रयविधातकाः। निग्राह्या एव सततं बाहुभ्यां ये स्युरीदृशाः॥
English: But they, O foremost of kings, who wish to have such honour, though they may be obstacles to the three worlds, should always be repressed by the strength of your arms.
Sanskrit: श्लोकौ चोशनसा गीतौ तौ निबोध महाराज त्वमेकाग्रमना नृप॥ उद्यम्य शस्त्रमायान्तमपि वेदान्तगं रणे। निगृह्णीयात् स्वधर्मेण धर्मापेक्षी नराधिपः॥
English: The great Rishi Ushanas, O son, recited two Slokas in days of yore. Listen to them, O king, with rapt attention. The true Kshatriya, ever observant of his duties, should punish a Brahmana, inspite of his being the master of the Vedas if he rushes to battle with an uplifted weapon.
Sanskrit: विनश्यमानं धर्मं हि योऽभिरक्षेत् स धर्मवित्। न तेन धर्महा स स्यान्मन्युस्तन्मन्युमृच्छति।॥ एवं चैव नरश्रेष्ठ रक्ष्या एव द्विजातयः। सापराधानपि हि तान् विषयान्ते समुत्सृजेत्॥
English: The Kshatriya, observant of his duties, who maintains righteousness when it is trespassed against, does not by that act, commit sin, for the anger of the assailant justifies the anger of the punisher. With these restrictions only, O foremost of kings, the Brahmanas should be protected. If they commit any offence they should be banished out of the country.
Sanskrit: अभिशस्तमपि ह्येषां कृपायीत विशाम्पते। ब्रह्मने गुरुतल्पे च भ्रूणहत्ये तथैव च।॥ राजद्विष्टे च विप्रस्य विषयान्ते विसर्जनम्। विधीयते न शारीरं दण्डमेषां कदाचन॥
English: Even when they deserve punishment you should, O king, show them mercy. If a Brahmana becomes guilty of Brahmanicide, or of violating the bed of his preceptor or other elders, or of causing miscarriage, or of treason against the king, he should be punished with banishment from your territories. No corporal punishment is laid down for them.
Sanskrit: दयिताश्च नरास्ते स्युभक्तिमन्तो द्विजेषु ये। न कोशः परमोऽन्योऽस्ति राज्ञां पुरुषसंचयात्॥
English: Those persons who revere the Brahmanas should be favoured by you. There is no wealth more valuable to kings than the proper selection of servants.
Sanskrit: दुर्गेषु च महाराज षट्स ये शास्त्रनिश्चिताः। सर्वदुर्गेषु मन्यन्ते नरदुर्गं सुदुस्तरम्॥
English: Among the six kinds of forts described in the scriptures, among every kind of other forts the service and the love of the subjects is of the most impregnable.
Sanskrit: तस्मान्नित्यं दया कार्या चातुर्वर्ये विपश्चिता। धर्मात्मा सत्यवाक् चैव राजा रञ्जयति प्रजाः॥
English: Therefore, a wise king should always show mercy towards the four orders of his subjects. The righteous and truthful king succeeds in pleasing his subjects.
Sanskrit: न च क्षान्तेन ते नित्यं भाव्यं पुत्र समन्ततः। अधर्मो हि मृदू राजा क्षमावानिव कुञ्जरः॥
English: You should not, however, O son, always forgive everybody, for a mild king is regarded as the worst like an elephant shorn of fierceness.
Sanskrit: बार्हस्पत्ये च शास्त्रे च श्लोको निगदितः पुरा। अस्मिन्नर्थे महाराज तन्मे निगदतः शृणु॥
English: In the Samhita of Brihaspati, a Sloka was recited in days of yore applicable to the present subject. Hear, O king, I shall recite it.
Sanskrit: क्षममाणं नृपं नित्यं नीचः परिभवेज्जनः। हस्तियन्ता गजस्यैव शिर एवारुरुक्षति॥
English: If the king becomes always forgiving, the lowest of persons influences him, as the driver who sits on the head of the elephant he guides.
Sanskrit: तस्मान्नैव मृदुर्नित्यं तीक्ष्णो नैव भवेन्नृपः। वासन्तार्क इव श्रीमान् न शीतो न च धर्मदः॥
English: The king, therefore, should not always be mild. Nor should be always be terrific. He should be like the vernal sun, neither too cold nor too hot.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षेणानुमानेन तथौपम्यागमैरपि। परीक्ष्यास्ते महाराज स्वे परे चैव नित्यशः॥
English: By the direct evidence of the senses, by conjecture, by comparisons, and by the injunctions of the scriptures, O monarch, the king should study friends and enemies.
Sanskrit: व्यसनानि च सर्वाणि त्यजेथा भूरिदक्षिण। न चैव न प्रयुञ्जीत सङ्गं तु परिवर्जयेत्॥
English: O noble king, you should renounce all those evil practices which are called Vyasanas. It is not incumbent that you should never indulge in them. What, however, is necessary is that you should not be attached to them.
Sanskrit: लोकस्य व्यसनी नित्यं परिभूतो भवत्युत। उद्वेजयति लोकं च योऽतिद्वेषी महीपतिः॥
English: He that is attached to those practices is under the influence of every one. The king who does not love his subjects fills the latter with anxiety.
Sanskrit: भवितव्यं सदा राज्ञा गर्भिणीसहधर्मिणा। कारणं च महाराज शृणु येनेदमिष्यते॥
English: The king should always treat his subjects as a mother does the child of her womb. Hear, O king, why this is desirable.
Sanskrit: यथा हि गर्भिणी हित्वा स्वं प्रियं मनसोऽनुगम्। गर्भस्य हितमाधत्ते तथा राज्ञाप्यसंशयम्॥
English: As the mother, even not caring for those objects which she likes best, seeks the wellbeing of her child alone, so, forsooth, should kings treat their subjects.
Sanskrit: वर्तितव्यं कुरुश्रेष्ठ सदा धर्मानुवर्तिना। स्वं प्रियं तु परित्यज्य यद् यल्लोकहितं भवेत्॥
English: A righteous king, O foremost one of Kuru's race, should always act in such a manner, as to sacrifice what he loves most for the sake of securing the well-being of his people.
Sanskrit: न संत्याज्यं च ते धैर्य कदाचिदपि पाण्डव। धीरस्य स्पश्दण्डस्य न भयं विद्यते क्वचित्॥
English: You should never, O son of Pandu, abandon fortitude. The king who is crowned with fortitude and who punished wrong-doers, has no cause of fear.
Sanskrit: परिहासश्च भृत्यैस्ते नात्यर्थं वदतां वर। कर्तव्यो राजशार्दूल दोषमत्र हि मे शृणु॥
English: O foremost of speakers, you should never cut jokes with your servants. O foremost of kings, listen to the short-comings of such an act.
Sanskrit: अवमन्यन्ति भर्तारं संघर्षादुपजीविनः। स्वे स्थाने न च तिष्ठन्ति लङ्घयन्ति च तद्वचः॥
English: If the master mixes too freely with them, servants begin to disregard him. They forget their own position and do not care their master.
Sanskrit: प्रेष्यमाणा विकल्पन्ते गुह्यं चाप्यनुयुञ्जते। अयाच्यं चैव याचन्ते भोज्यान्याहारयन्ति च॥
English: Ordered to do a thing, they hesitate, and give out the master's secrets. They ask for unbecoming things and take the food that is intended for the master.
Sanskrit: क्रुश्यन्ति परिदीप्यन्ति भूमिपायाधितिष्ठते। उत्कोचैर्वञ्चनाभिश्च कार्याण्यनुविहन्ति च॥
English: They even display their anger and try to excel their master. They even try to reign supreme over the king, and taking bribes and practising deceit, hinder the business of the state.
Sanskrit: जर्जरं चास्य विषयं कुर्वन्ति प्रतिरूपकैः। स्त्रीरक्षिभिश्च सज्जन्ते तुल्यवेषा भवन्ति च॥
English: They ruin the state with abuses by falsifications and forgeries. They make love with the female warders of the palace and dress in the same way as their master.
Sanskrit: वान्तं निष्ठीवनं चैव कुर्वते चास्य संनिधौ। निर्लज्जा राजशार्दूल व्याहरन्ति च तद्वचः॥
English: They become so shameless as to pass wind and spit before the very eyes of their master, O foremost of kings, and they do not fear even to speak of him lightly before others.
Sanskrit: हयं वा दन्तिनं वापि रथं वा नृपसत्तम। अभिरोहन्त्यनादृत्य हर्षुले पार्थिवे मृदौ॥
English: If the king becomes mild and cuts jokes, his servants, disobeying him, ride on horses and elephants and cars as good as the king's.
Sanskrit: इदं ते दुष्करं राजन्निदं ते दुष्टचेष्टितम्। इत्येवं सुहृदो वाचं वदन्ते परिषद्गताः॥
English: His counsellors, in court, plainly say-This is beyond your power. This is a wicked attempt.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धे चास्मिन् हसन्त्येव न च हृष्यन्ति पूजिताः। संघर्षशीलाश्च तदा भवन्त्यन्योन्यकारणात्॥
English: If the king becomes angry, they laugh; nor are they pleased if favours be conferred upon them, though they may express joy for other reasons.
Sanskrit: विस्त्रंसयन्ति मन्त्रं च विवृण्वन्ति च दुष्कृतम्। लीलया चैव कुर्वन्ति सावज्ञास्तस्य शासनम्॥
English: They give out the secret counsels of their master and speak of his evil deeds. Without the least anxiety they disregard the king's commands.
Sanskrit: अलंकारे च भोज्ये च तथा स्नानानुलेपने। हेलनानि नरव्याघ्र स्वस्थास्तस्योप शृण्वतः॥
English: If the king's jewels, or food, or the necessaries of his bath, or unguents, be not ready, the servants, in his very presence, do not display the least anxiety.
Sanskrit: निन्दन्ते स्वानधीकारान् संत्यजन्ते च भारत। न वृत्त्या परितुष्यन्ति राजदेयं हरन्ति च॥
English: They do not take what belongs to them legitimately. On the other hand, without being content with what has been given to them, they take to themselves what belongs to the king.
Sanskrit: क्रीडितुं तेन चेच्छन्ति ससूत्रेणेव पक्षिणा। अस्मत्प्रणेयो राजेति लोकांश्चैव वदन्त्युत॥
English: They wish to sport with the king as with a bird tied in a rope, and always make the people understand that the king is on very intimate terms with them and loves them dearly.
Sanskrit: एते चैवापरे चैव दोषाः प्रादुर्भवन्त्युत। नृपतौ मार्दवोपेत हर्षुले च युधिष्ठिर॥
English: If the king is mild and disposed to cut jokes. O Yudhishthira, these and many other evils originate from it. They wish to sport with the king as with a bird tied in a rope, and always make the people understand that the king is on very intimate terms with them and loves them dearly.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच नित्योद्युक्तेन वै राज्ञा भवितव्यं युधिष्ठिर। प्रशस्यते न राजा हि नारीवोद्यमवर्जितः॥
English: 'The king, O Yudhishthira, should always address himself for action. That king does not deserve praise who, like a woman, is destitute of exertion.
Sanskrit: भगवानुशना चाह श्लोकमत्र विशाम्पते। तदिहैकमना राजन् गदतस्तं निबोध मे॥
English: On this subject, the holy Ushanas has recited a Sloka, o king, Listen to it with attention, O king, as I recite it to you.
Sanskrit: द्वाविमौ ग्रसते भूमिः सर्पो बिलशयानिव। राजानं चाविरोद्धारं ब्राह्मणं चाप्रवासिनम्॥
English: Like a snake swallowing up mice, the Earth swallows up those two, viz., the king who does not like to fight and the Brahmana who is exceedingly found of his wives and children.
Sanskrit: तदेतत्ररशार्दूल हृदि त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि। संधेयानभिसंधत्स्व विरोध्यांश्च विरोधया।४।।
English: You should, O foremost of kings, always remember it. Make peace with those enemies with whom peace should be made, and fight with them with whom war should be waged.
Sanskrit: सप्ताङ्गस्य च राज्यस्य विपरीतं य आचरेत्। गुरुर्वा यदि वा मित्रं प्रतिहन्तव्य एव सः॥
English: He, who acts inimically towards your kingdom consisting of seven limbs, should be killed, may he be your preceptor or friend.
Sanskrit: मरुत्तेन हि राज्ञा वै गीत: श्लोकः पुरातनः। राजाधिकारे राजेन्द्र बृहस्पतिमते पुरा॥
English: There is an ancient Sloka recited by king Marutta, quite of a piece with Brihaspati's view, O king, about the duty of kings.
Sanskrit: गुरोरप्यवलिप्तस्य कार्याकार्यमजानतः। उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य दण्डो भवित शाश्वत:॥ बाहोः पुत्रेण राज्ञा च सगरेण च धीमता। असमञ्जाः सुतो ज्येष्ठस्त्यक्तः पौरहितैषिणा॥
English: According to the scriptural injunction, there is punishment for even the preceptor if he becomes haughty and disregardful of his duty, and if he transgresses all restrictions. Vahu's son, the highly intelligent king Sagara, from desire of doing good to the citizens, banished his own eldest son Asamanjas.
Sanskrit: असमंजाः सरय्वां स पौराणां बालकान् नृप। न्यमज्जयदत: पित्रा निर्भर्त्य स विवासितः॥
English: Asamanjas, O king, used to drown the children of the citizens in the Sarayu. His father, therefore, remonstrated with and exiled him.
Sanskrit: ऋषिणोद्दालकेनापि श्वेतकेतुर्महातपाः। मिथ्या विप्रानुपचरन् संत्यक्तो दयितः सुतः॥
English: The Rishi Uddalaka renounced his favourite son Svetaketu of rigid penances, because the latter used to invite Brahmanas with false promises of entertainment.
Sanskrit: लोकरञ्जनमेवात्र राज्ञां धर्मः सनातनः। सत्यस्य रक्षणं चैव व्यवहारस्य चार्जवम्॥
English: To make their subjects happy, to observe truth and to act sincerely are the eternal duties of kings.
Sanskrit: न हिंस्यात् परवित्तानि देयं काले च दापयेत्। विक्रान्तः सत्यवाक क्षान्तो नृपो न चलते पथः॥
English: The king should not hanker after the wealth of others. He should in time give what should be given. If the king be comes endued with prowess, truthful in speech, and forgiving in temper, he would never be shorn of prosperity.
Sanskrit: आत्मवांश्च जितक्रोधः शास्त्रार्थकृतनिश्चयः। धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च मोक्षे च सततं रतः॥
English: With soul purged off sins the king should be able to govern his anger and all his conclusions should be according to the scriptures. He should also always follow morality, worldly profit, pleasure and emancipation.
Sanskrit: त्रय्यां संवृतमन्त्रश्च राजा भवितुमर्हति। वृजिनं न नरेन्द्राणां नान्यच्चारक्षणात् परम्॥
English: The king should always keep his counsels close regarding these three. No greater misfortune can betake the king than the giving out of his counsels.
Sanskrit: चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य धर्माश्च रक्षितव्या महीक्षिता। धर्मसंकररक्षा च राज्ञां धर्मः सनातनः॥
English: Kings should protect the four castes in the discharge of their duties. it is the eternal duty of kings not to allow the confusion of duties of the different orders.
Sanskrit: न विश्वसेच्च नृपतिर्न चात्यर्थं च विश्वसेत्। पाड्गुण्यगुणदोषांश्च नित्यं बुद्ध्यावलोकयेत्॥
English: The king should not confide (in others than his own servants), nor should he place too much confidence (in even his servants). He should, by own intelligence, find out the merits and short-comings of the six principal works of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: द्विछिद्रदर्शी नृपतिर्नित्यमेव प्रशस्यते। त्रिवर्ग विदितार्थश्च युक्तचारोपधिसश्च यः॥
English: The king who marks the short-comings of his enemies and cleverly follows morality, profit, and pleasure, who engages intelligent spies for determining secrets and tries to win over the officers of his enemies by presents of wealth is indeed praise-worthy.
Sanskrit: कोशस्योपार्जनरतिर्यमवैश्रवणोपमः। वेत्ता च दशवर्गस्य स्थानवृद्धिक्षयात्मनः॥
English: The king should administer justice like the Regent of Death and amass riches like the god of wealth. He should also mark the merits and short-comings of his on acquisitions and losses and of his own territories.
Sanskrit: अभृतानां भवेद् भर्ता भृतानामन्ववेक्षकः। नृपतिः सुमुखश्च स्यात् स्मितपूर्वाभिभापिता॥
English: He should feed those who have not been fed, and enquire of those who have been fed. Always sweet-speeched he should spcak with a smiling face.
Sanskrit: उपासिता च वृद्धानां जिततन्द्रिरलोलुपः। सतां वृत्ते स्थितमति: संतोष्यश्चारुदर्शन: :॥
English: He should always wait upon his elders and put down procrastination. He should never covet others' properties.
Sanskrit: न चाददीत वित्तानि सतां हस्तात् कदाचन। असभ्यश्च समादद्यात् सद्भ्यस्तु प्रतिपादयेत्॥
English: He should strictly follow the conduct of the righteous. He should never take money from the righteous. Taking the wealth of those who are not righteous he should give it to them who are righteous.
Sanskrit: स्वयं प्रहर्ता दाता च वश्यात्मा रम्यसाधनः। काले दाता च भोक्ता च शुद्धाचारस्तथैव च॥
English: The king should himself be clever in smitting. He should be liberal. He should have his mind under control. He should dress himself gorgeously. He should make presents in proper time and be regular in his meals. He should also be of good conduct.
Sanskrit: शूरान् भक्तानसंहार्यान् कुले जातानरोगिणः। शिष्टाशिष्टाभिसम्बन्धान्मानिनोऽनवमानिनः॥ विद्याविदो लोकविदः परलोकान्ववेक्षकान्। धर्मे च निरतान् साधूनचलानचलानिव॥ सहायान् सततं कुर्याद् राजा भूतिपुरष्कृतः। तैश्च तुल्यो भवेद् भोगैश्छत्रमात्राज्ञयाधिकः॥
English: The king who seeks to acquire prosperity should always engage the services of men who are brave, devoted, and incapable of being imposed on by enemies well-born, healthy, well-behaved, and connected with wellbehaved and respectable families, families, never inclined to insult others, well read in all the sciences, possessing a knowledge of the worldly affairs, never unmindful of future life, always observant of their duties, honest, and firm like mountains. The objects of enjoyments should be the same with him and them. The only difference should be in his umbrella and his power of passing orders.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षा च परोक्षा च वृत्तिश्चास्य भवेत् समा। एवं कुर्वन् नरेन्द्रोऽपि न खेदमिह विन्दति॥
English: He should always treat them equally before or behind. The king, who behaves in this way, is never overtaken by calamity.
Sanskrit: सर्वाभिशङ्की नृपतिर्यश्च सर्वहरो भवेत्। स क्षिप्रमनृजुर्लुब्धः स्वजनेनैव बध्यते॥
English: That crooked and covetous king, who suspect ever body and who imposes heavy taxes on his subjects, is soon killed by his own servants and relatives.
Sanskrit: शुचिस्तु पृथिवीपालो लोकचित्तग्रहे रतः। न पतत्यरिभिर्ग्रस्तः पतितश्चावतिष्ठते॥
English: That king, however, who is righteous and who is ever engaged in attracting the hearts of his people, is never ruined when attacked by foes. If defeated, he soon regains his position.
Sanskrit: अक्रोधनो ह्यव्यसनी मृदुदण्डो जितेन्द्रियः। राजा भवति भूतानां विश्वास्यो हिमवानिव॥
English: If the king is not angry by nature, if he is not addicted to evil habits and not severe in his punishment, if he succeeds in keeping his passions under restraint he becomes an object of confidence to all like the Himavat mountains.
Sanskrit: प्राज्ञस्त्यागगुणोपेतः पररन्ध्रेषु तत्परः। सुदर्शः सर्ववर्णानां नयापनयवित् तथा॥ क्षिप्रकारी जितक्रोधः सुप्रसादो महामनाः। अरोषप्रकृतिर्युक्तः क्रियावानविकत्थनः॥ आरब्धान्येव कार्याणि सुपर्यवसितानि च। यस्य राज्ञः प्रदृश्यन्ति स राजा राजसत्तमः॥
English: He is the best of kings who is wise, who is liberal, who is ready to take advantage of the short-comings of foes, who has an agreeable countenance, who is conversant with what is good and what is bad for each of the four orders of his subjects, who is prompt in action, who has anger under control, who is not vindictive, who is high-minded, who is angry by nature, who performs sacrifices and other religious acts, who does not brag and who vigorously brings to close all works by him.
Sanskrit: पुत्रा इव पितुर्गेहे विषये यस्य मानवाः। निर्भया विचरिष्यन्ति स राजा राजसत्तमः॥
English: He is best of kings in whose kingdom men live fearlessly like sons in the house of their father.
Sanskrit: अगूढविभवा यस्य पौरा राष्ट्रनिवासिनः। नयापनयवेत्तारः स राजा राजसत्तमः॥
English: He is the best of kings whose subjects have not to hide their wealth and know what is good and what is bad for them.
Sanskrit: स्वकर्मनिरता यस्य जना विषयवासिनः। असंघातरता दान्ताः पाल्यमाना यथाविधि॥ वष्टा नेया विधेयाश्च न च संघर्षशालिनः। विषये दानरुचयो नरा यस्य स पार्थिवः॥ न यस्य कूटं कपटं न माया न च मत्सरः। विषये भूमिपालस्य तस्य धर्मः सनातनः॥
English: He, indeed, is a king whose subjects follow their respective duties and do not fear to renounce their bodies for duty's call; whose subjects protected properly, are all of peaceful conduct, obedient, docile, governable, reluctant to dispute and liberal. That king carns eternal merit in whose kingdom kingdom there is wickedness, dissimulation, deception and envy.
Sanskrit: यः सत्करोति ज्ञानानि ज्ञेये परहिते रतः। सतां वानुगस्त्यागी स राजा राज्यमर्हति॥
English: That king truly deserves to govern who honours knowledge, who is devoted to the no scriptures and the good of his people, who wends the path of the righteous, and who is liberal.
Sanskrit: यस्य चाराश्च मन्त्राश्च नित्यं चैव कृताकृताः। न ज्ञायन्ते हि रिपुभिः स राजा राज्यमर्हति॥
English: That king deserves to rule whose counsels and acts done and undone remain close to his enemies.
Sanskrit: श्लोकश्चायं पुरा गीतो भार्गवेण महात्मना। आख्याते राजचरिते नृपति प्रति भारत॥
English: The following verse was recited in days of yore by Ushanas of Bhrigu's race, in the narrative called Ramacharita, on the subject, O Bharata, of royal duties.
Sanskrit: राजानं प्रथम विन्देत् ततो भार्यां ततो धनम्। राजन्यसति लोकस्य कुतो भार्या कुतो धनम्॥
English: One should first select a king. Then should he select a wife, and then acquire wealth. If there be no king, what would become of his wife and properties?
Sanskrit: तद्राज्ये राज्यकामानां नान्यो धर्मः सनातनः। ऋते रक्षां तु विस्पशं रक्षा लोकस्य धारिणी॥
English: About those who seek kingdom, there is no other eternal duty than the protection of subjects). The protection the king grants of his subjects maintains the world.
Sanskrit: प्राचेतसेन मनुना श्लोकौ चेमावुदाहृतौ। राजधर्मेषु राजेन्द्र ताविहैकमनाः शृणु।॥
English: Manu, the son of Prachetas, recited these two verses regarding the duties of kings. Listen to them with attention.