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कालश् च सकृद् अभ्येति यं नरं काल काङ्क्षिणम् । दुर्लभः स पुनस् तस्य कालः कर्म चिकीर्षतः ॥
"An opportunity will only once offer itself to a man who is waiting for it, and will not come a second time when he may be desirous of accomplishing his work."
english translation
प्रकृति कोपकम् अधर्मिष्ठम् अनैकान्तिकं च एतद् इति कौटिल्यः ॥
"But it is," says Kautilya, "unrighteous to do an act which excites popular fury; nor is it an accepted rule.
english translation
राज पुत्रम् आत्म संपन्नं राज्ये स्थापयेत् ॥
He shall, therefore, install in the kingdom such a son of the king as is possessed of amiable qualities.
english translation
संपन्न अभावे अव्यसनिनं कुमारं राज कन्यां गर्भिणीं देवीं वा पुरस् कृत्य महा मात्रान् संनिपात्य ब्रूयात् "अयं वो निक्षेपः, पितरम् अस्य अवेक्षध्वं सत्त्व अभिजनम् आत्मनश् च, ध्वज मात्रो अयं भवन्त एव स्वामिनः, कथं वा क्रियताम्" इति ॥
In the absence of a prince of good character, he may place before himself a wicked prince, or a princess, or the pregnant queen, and tell the other ministers:--„This is your caste (kshepa); look to the father of this (boy) as well as to your own valour and descent; this (boy) is merely a flag; and yourselves are the lords; pray, how shall I act‟?"
english translation
तथा ब्रुवाणं योग पुरुषा ब्रूयुः "को अन्यो भवत् पुरोगाद् अस्माद् राज्ञश् चातुर्वर्ण्यम् अर्हति पालयितुम्" इति ॥
As he is saying this, others, taken in confidence before, shall say in reply:--"Who else than the one of your lead is capable of protecting the mass of the people of the four castes of the king" ?
english translation