Mahabharat

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जिह्वां दत्त्वा बहूनां हि कषुद्राणां लुब्ध चेतसाम निकृत्या लभते राज्यम आहारम इव शल्यकः ।। ३-३४-५७ ।।

sanskrit

'Just as a fowler captures small, easily tempted birds by offering them attractive food, a wise leader secures a kingdom by providing bribes to those who are lowly and covetous.' ।। 3-34-57 ।।

english translation

jihvAM dattvA bahUnAM hi kaSudrANAM lubdha cetasAma nikRtyA labhate rAjyama AhArama iva zalyakaH || 3-34-57 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/34/57

जिह्वां दत्त्वा बहूनां हि कषुद्राणां लुब्ध चेतसाम निकृत्या लभते राज्यम आहारम इव शल्यकः ।। ३-३४-५७ ।।

sanskrit

'Just as a fowler captures small, easily tempted birds by offering them attractive food, a wise leader secures a kingdom by providing bribes to those who are lowly and covetous.' ।। 3-34-57 ।।

english translation

jihvAM dattvA bahUnAM hi kaSudrANAM lubdha cetasAma nikRtyA labhate rAjyama AhArama iva zalyakaH || 3-34-57 ||

hk transliteration