Ramayana

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

sanskrit

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

कच्चिन्निद्रावशं नैषीः कच्चित् कालेऽवबुध्यसे | कच्चिच्चापररात्रेषु चिन्तियस्यर्थनैपुणम् || २-१००-१७

sanskrit

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

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

sanskrit

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

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

sanskrit

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

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

sanskrit

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