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विद्या समुद्देशः, वृद्ध समुद्देशः, इन्द्रिय जयः, अमात्य उत्पत्तिः, मन्त्रि पुरोहित उत्पत्तिः, उपधाभिः शौच अशौच ज्ञानम् अमात्यानाम्, गूढ पुरुष प्रणिधिः, स्व विषये कृत्य अकृत्य पक्ष रक्षणम्, पर विषये कृत्य अकृत्य पक्ष उपग्रहः, मन्त्र अधिकारः, दूत प्रणिधिः, राज पुत्र रक्षणम्, अपरुद्ध वृत्तम्, अपरुद्धे वृत्तिः, राज प्रणिधिः, निशान्त प्रणिधिः, आत्म रक्षितकम्, इति विनय अधिकारिकं प्रथमम् अधिकरणम् ॥

The end of Sciences; association with the aged; restraint of the organs of sense; the creation of ministers; the creation of councillors and priests; ascertaining by temptations purity or impurity in the character of ministers; the institution of spies. Protection of parties for or against one's own cause in one's own state; winning over the factions for or against an enemy's cause in an enemy's state; the business of council meeting; the mission of envoys; protection of princes; the conduct of a prince kept under restraint; treatment of a prince kept under restraint; the duties of a king; duty towards the harem; personal safety.

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