Ramayana

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मन्त्रो विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव । सुसंवृतो मन्त्रधरैरमात्यैः शास्त्रकोविदैः ॥ २-१००-१६

Oh ! Bharata the well guarded advice of ministers, learned in scriptures and capable of proper counselling, is the root of victory for kings, specially when the advice is kept in confidence. ॥ 2-100-16॥

english translation

mantro vijayamUlaM hi rAjJAM bhavati rAghava । susaMvRto mantradharairamAtyaiH zAstrakovidaiH ॥ 2-100-16

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कच्चिन्निद्रावशं नैषीः कच्चित् कालेऽवबुध्यसे । कच्चिच्चापररात्रेषु चिन्तियस्यर्थनैपुणम् ॥ २-१००-१७

I trust you are not under the grip of sleep but wake up at appropriate times, I hope you always think of the means of judicious statecraft during the last part of the night. ॥ 2-100-17॥

english translation

kaccinnidrAvazaM naiSIH kaccit kAle'vabudhyase । kacciccApararAtreSu cintiyasyarthanaipuNam ॥ 2-100-17

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कच्चिन्मन्त्रयसे नैकः कच्चिन्न बहुभिस्सह । कच्चित्ते मन्त्रितो मन्त्रो राष्ट्रं न परिधावति ॥ २-१००-१८

I hope you neither decide alone nor discuss with many. I trust a decision once made by you is not leaked in the kingdom. ॥ 2-100-18॥

english translation

kaccinmantrayase naikaH kaccinna bahubhissaha । kaccitte mantrito mantro rASTraM na paridhAvati ॥ 2-100-18

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कच्चिदर्थं विनिश्चित्य लघुमूलं महोदयम् । क्षिप्रमारभसे कर्तुं न दीर्घयसि राघव ॥ २-१००-१९

Oh ! Bharata, having determined on an endeavour involving a little effort and yielding great results, I trust you commence to execute it quickly without procrastination? ॥ 2-100-19॥

english translation

kaccidarthaM vinizcitya laghumUlaM mahodayam । kSipramArabhase kartuM na dIrghayasi rAghava ॥ 2-100-19

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कच्चित्तु सुकृतान्येव कृतरूपाणि वा पुनः । विदुस्ते सर्वकार्याणि न कर्तव्यानि पार्थिवाः ॥ २-१००-२०

I trust, other kings come to know of your endeavours only when your endeavours suceed or about to succeed. I hope, efforts intended to be made in future are not revealed to them beforehand. ॥ 2-100-20॥

english translation

kaccittu sukRtAnyeva kRtarUpANi vA punaH । viduste sarvakAryANi na kartavyAni pArthivAH ॥ 2-100-20

hk transliteration by Sanscript