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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

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

अमानुषेष्व् अपि च एतद् दृश्यते ॥

For such faithfulness is seen even among dumb animals.

english translation

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

न इति वातव्याधिः ॥

"No," says Vátavyádhi.

english translation