नासुहृत्परमं मन्त्रं भारतार्हति वेदितुम् । अपण्डितो वापि सुहृत्पण्डितो वाप्यनात्मवान् । अमात्ये ह्यर्थलिप्सा च मन्त्ररक्षणमेव च॥५-३८-१८॥
A non-ally does not deserve to know the highest counsel, O Bhārata. Even a well-wisher, if unlearned, or learned yet lacking self-control, is unsuitable. In a minister, both desire for gain and the capacity to protect counsel must be assessed.
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