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बहु मुख्यम् अनित्यं च अधिकरणं स्थापयेत् ॥
Each department shall be officered by several temporary heads.
english translation
यथा ह्य् अनास्वादयितुं न शक्यं जिह्वा तलस्थं मधु७ वा विषं वा । अर्थस् तथा ह्य् अर्थ चरेण राज्ञः स्वल्पो अप्य् अनास्वादयितुं न शक्यः ॥
Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or the poison that finds itself at the tip of the tongue, so it is impossible for a government servant not to eat up, at least, a bit of the king's revenue.
english translation
मत्स्या यथा अन्तः सलिले चरन्तो ज्ञातुं न शक्याः सलिलं पिबन्तः । युक्तास् तथा कार्य विधौ नियुक्ता ज्ञातुं न शक्या धनम् आददानाः ॥
Just as fish moving under water cannot possibly be found out either as drinking or not drinking water, so government servants employed in the government work cannot be found out (while) taking money (for themselves).
english translation
अपि शक्या गतिर् ज्ञातुं पततां खे पतत्रिणाम् । न तु प्रच्छन्न भावानां युक्तानां चरतां गतिः ॥
It is possible to mark the movements of birds flying high up in the sky; but not so is it possible to ascertain the movement of government servants of hidden purpose.
english translation
आस्रावयेच् च उपचितान् विपर्यस्येच् च कर्मसु । यथा न भक्षयन्त्य् अर्थं भक्षितं निर्वमन्ति वा ॥
Government servants shall not only be confiscated of their ill-earned hordes, but also be transferred from one work to another, so that they cannot either misappropriate Government money or vomit what they have eaten up.
english translation