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एकश् च मन्त्री यथा इष्टम् अनवग्रहश् चरति ॥
A single minister proceeds willfully and without restraint.
english translation
द्वाभ्यां मन्त्रयमाणो द्वाभ्यां संहताभ्याम् अवगृह्यते, विगृहीताभ्यां विनाश्यते ॥
In deliberating with two ministers, the king may be overpowered by their combined action, or imperiled by their mutual dissension.
english translation
तत् त्रिषु चतुषु वा कृच्छ्रेण उपपद्यते ॥
But with three or four ministers he will not come to any serious grief.
english translation
महा दोषम् उपपन्नं तु भवति ॥
but will arrive at satisfactory results.
english translation
ततः परेषु कृच्छ्रेण अर्थ निश्चयो गम्यते, मन्त्रो वा रक्ष्यते ॥
With ministers more than four in number, he will have to come to a decision after a good deal of trouble; nor will secrecy of counsel be maintained without much trouble.
english translation