Arthashastra
तूष्णीं वा प्रतिवाक्ये स्याद् वेष्य आदींश् च न वर्णयेत् । अप्रिया अपि दक्षाः स्युस् तद् भावाद् ये बहिष् कृताः ॥
He may even keep silence, but. should never describe what is hateful; by abstaining from talking of what the king hates, even undesirable persons have become powerful when, seeing that the king likes only pleasant things without caring for their evil consequences, they have followed his will.
english translation
tUSNIM vA prativAkye syAd veSya AdIMz ca na varNayet । apriyA api dakSAH syus tad bhAvAd ye bahiS kRtAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript1.
राज कर्मचारियों का कंटक पन
Concerning The Awards Of Punishments
2.
राज्यकोश बढ़ाने का उपाय
Replenishment Of The Treasury
3.
भृत्यों के भरण पोपण की विधि
Concerning Subsistence To Government Servants.
मन्त्री आदि का राजा के प्रति व्यवहार
The Conduct Of A Courtie
5.
समय-सेवा
Time-Servin
6.
राजा पर आने वाली विपत्ति और उनका प्रतिकार
Consolidation Of The Kingdom And Absolute Sovereignty
तूष्णीं वा प्रतिवाक्ये स्याद् वेष्य आदींश् च न वर्णयेत् । अप्रिया अपि दक्षाः स्युस् तद् भावाद् ये बहिष् कृताः ॥
He may even keep silence, but. should never describe what is hateful; by abstaining from talking of what the king hates, even undesirable persons have become powerful when, seeing that the king likes only pleasant things without caring for their evil consequences, they have followed his will.
english translation
tUSNIM vA prativAkye syAd veSya AdIMz ca na varNayet । apriyA api dakSAH syus tad bhAvAd ye bahiS kRtAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript