Arthashastra

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पितृ पैतामहान् अमात्यान् कुर्वीत, दृष्ट अवदानत्वात् ॥

He shall, therefore, employ as ministers those whose fathers and grandfathers had been ministers before.

english translation

pitR paitAmahAn amAtyAn kurvIta, dRSTa avadAnatvAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ते ह्य् एनम् अपचरन्तम् अपि न त्यजन्ति, सगन्धत्वात् ॥

Such persons, in virtue of their knowledge of past events and of an established relationship with the king, will, though offended, never desert him.

english translation

te hy enam apacarantam api na tyajanti, sagandhatvAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अमानुषेष्व् अपि च एतद् दृश्यते ॥

For such faithfulness is seen even among dumb animals.

english translation

amAnuSeSv api ca etad dRzyate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गावो ह्य् असगन्धं गो गणम् अतिक्रम्य सगन्धेष्व् एव अवतिष्ठन्ते" इति ॥

cows, for example, stand aside from strange cows and ever keep company with accustomed herds.

english translation

gAvo hy asagandhaM go gaNam atikramya sagandheSv eva avatiSThante" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न इति वातव्याधिः ॥

"No," says Vátavyádhi.

english translation

na iti vAtavyAdhiH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript