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त्रिविधाः पुरुषा राजन्नुत्तमाधममध्यमाः । नियोजयेद्यथावत्तांस्त्रिविधेष्वेव कर्मसु॥५-३३-५६॥
Persons are of three types, O king—superior, inferior, and middling. One should assign them rightly to the corresponding three kinds of work.
english translation
त्रय एवाधना राजन्भार्या दासस्तथा सुतः । यत्ते समधिगच्छन्ति यस्य ते तस्य तद्धनम्॥५-३३-५७॥
Three, O king, are said to have no independent property: the wife, the servant, and the son. Whatever they acquire belongs to the one to whom they are lawfully attached; that is deemed that person’s wealth.
english translation
चत्वारि राज्ञा तु महाबलेन वर्ज्यान्याहुः पण्डितस्तानि विद्यात् । अल्पप्रज्ञैः सह मन्त्रं न कुर्यान्न दीर्घसूत्रैरलसैश्चारणैश्च॥५-३३-५८॥
The learned declare that a powerful king should avoid four kinds. He should not deliberate with the dull-witted, nor with the procrastinating, the indolent, or with roaming informants.
english translation
चत्वारि ते तात गृहे वसन्तु श्रियाभिजुष्टस्य गृहस्थधर्मे । वृद्धो ज्ञातिरवसन्नः कुलीनः सखा दरिद्रो भगिनी चानपत्या॥५-३३-५९॥
In the house of one blessed with prosperity, within the dharma of household life, let four reside, dear one: an aged kinsman fallen into hardship, a noble friend who is poor, and a sister without children.
english translation
चत्वार्याह महाराज सद्यस्कानि बृहस्पतिः । पृच्छते त्रिदशेन्द्राय तानीमानि निबोध मे॥५-३३-६०॥
O great king, Bṛhaspati spoke of four matters whose effects are immediate. When questioned by the lord of the thirty gods, he declared them—understand them from me.
english translation