Arthashastra
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तस्माद् बुद्धि वृद्धैः सार्धम् अध्यासीत मन्त्रम् ॥
Hence he shall sit at deliberation with persons of wide intellect.
english translation
tasmAd buddhi vRddhaiH sArdham adhyAsIta mantram ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptन कंचिद् अवमन्येत सर्वस्य शृणुयान् मतम् । बालस्य अप्य् अर्थवद् वाक्यम् उपयुञ्जीत पण्डितः ॥
He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.
english translation
na kaMcid avamanyeta sarvasya zRNuyAn matam । bAlasya apy arthavad vAkyam upayuJjIta paNDitaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript"एतन् मन्त्र ज्ञानम्, न एतन् मन्त्र रक्षणम्" इति पाराशराः ॥
"This is," says Parásara "ascertaining the opinions of others, but not keeping counsels.
english translation
"etan mantra jJAnam, na etan mantra rakSaNam" iti pArAzarAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयद् अस्य कार्यम् अभिप्रेतं तत् प्रतिरूपकं मन्त्रिणः पृच्छेत् "कार्यम् इदम् एवम् आसीत्, एवं वा यदि भवेत्, तत् कथं कर्तव्यम्" इति ॥
He shall ask his ministers for their opinion, on a work similar to the one he has in view, telling them that "this is the work; it happened thus; what is to be done if it will turn out thus."
english translation
yad asya kAryam abhipretaM tat pratirUpakaM mantriNaH pRcchet "kAryam idam evam AsIt, evaM vA yadi bhavet, tat kathaM kartavyam" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptते यथा ब्रूयुस् तत् कुर्यात् ॥
and he shall do as they decide.
english translation
te yathA brUyus tat kuryAt ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript