If men be treated with honour, they can abandon (for the sake of the honour thou mayst give them) their very wives and sons. By attaching good men to himself (by doing good offices unto them... Read more
SECTION XCI “Utathya said, ‘If the deity of the clouds pours rain seasonably and the king acts virtuously, the prosperity that ensues maintain the subjects in felicity. That wash... Read more
“Bhishma said, ‘Creatures that are mobile devour things that are immobile; animals again that have teeth devour those that have no teeth; wrathful snakes of virulent poison devou... Read more
If the reins are thus put, they would not become intractable. Indeed, adequate measures should be employed for making them obedient. Mere entreaties to reduce them to subjection would not do... Read more
The lord of a hundred villages should receive every honour from the king and should have for his support a large village, O chief of the Bharatas, populous and teeming with wealth. Such a vi... Read more
The officer also that guards his capital or citadel should possess the same accomplishments. The king’s minister should be conversant with the conclusions of the scriptures and compete... Read more
If masters and ministers follow each other for deriving support from each other, subduing pride and wrath, and vanity and envy, they may then both become happy. A king should also consult wi... Read more
SECTION LXXXIII “Yudhishthira said, ‘What should be the characteristics, O grandsire, of the legislators, the ministers of war, the courtiers, the generalissimos, and the counsel... Read more
“The sage said, ‘Ascertaining the merits and faults of thy servants, as also the: dangers thou incurrest at their hands, I have come to thee, impelled by my devotion, for represe... Read more
SECTION LXXXI “Yudhishthira said, ‘If one does not succeed in winning over one’s kinsmen and relatives (by this course), they that are intended for becoming friends become... Read more
