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