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"सत्त्रिणाम् एकश् च एनं मृगया द्यूत मद्य स्त्रीभिः प्रलोभयेत् "पितरि विक्रम्य राज्यं गृहाण" इति ॥

"Any one of the classmate spies," say (politicians known as) Ambhíyas, "may allure the prince towards hunting, gambling, liquor, and women, and instigate him to attack his own father and snatch the reins of government in his own hands.

english translation

Chapter 17

Verse 29