Arthashastra

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विनीतो राज पुत्रः कृच्छ्र वृत्तिर् असदृशे कर्मणि नियुक्तः पितरम् अनुवर्तेत, अन्यत्र प्राण आबाधक प्रकृति कोपक पातकेभ्यः ॥

A PRINCE, though put to troubles and employed in an unequal task, shall yet faithfully follow his father unless that task costs his life, enrages the people, or causes any other serious calamities.

english translation

vinIto rAja putraH kRcchra vRttir asadRze karmaNi niyuktaH pitaram anuvarteta, anyatra prANa AbAdhaka prakRti kopaka pAtakebhyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुण्ये कर्मणि नियुक्तः पुरुषम् अधिष्ठातारं याचेत् ॥

If he is employed in a good or meritorious work, he shall try to win the good graces of the superintendent of that work.

english translation

puNye karmaNi niyuktaH puruSam adhiSThAtAraM yAcet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुरुष अधिष्ठितश् च सविशेषम् आदेशम् अनुतिष्ठेत् ॥

carry the work to a profitable end beyond expectation.

english translation

puruSa adhiSThitaz ca savizeSam Adezam anutiSThet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अभिरूपं च कर्म फलम् औपायनिकं च लाभं पितुर् उपनाययेत् ॥

and present his father with the proportional profit derived from that work as well as with the excessive profit due to his skill.

english translation

abhirUpaM ca karma phalam aupAyanikaM ca lAbhaM pitur upanAyayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तथा अप्य् अतुष्यन्तम् अन्यस्मिन् पुत्रे दारेषु वा स्निह्यन्तम् अरण्याय आपृच्छेत ॥

If the king is not still pleased with him and shows undue partiality to another prince and other wives, he may request the king to permit him for a forest-life.

english translation

tathA apy atuSyantam anyasmin putre dAreSu vA snihyantam araNyAya ApRccheta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript