Manusmriti

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अपि यत् सुकरं कर्म तदप्येकेन दुष्करम् । विशेषतोऽसहायेन किं तु राज्यं महोदयम् ॥ ५५ ॥

sanskrit

Even an undertaking easy (in itself) is (sometimes) hard to be accomplished by a single man; how much (harder is it for a king), especially (if he has) no assistant, (to govern) a kingdom which yields great revenues.

english translation

api yat sukaraM karma tadapyekena duSkaram | vizeSato'sahAyena kiM tu rAjyaM mahodayam || 55 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript