Simhasanadvatrimshika 8.p2

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 8.p2

Language: Sanskrit

8.p2

śrūyatāṃ rājan! yo rājā bhavati, tena sarvā 'pi lokasthitir jñātavyā; sarvatra cittaṃ jñātavyam. prajāḥ samyak pālanīyā duṣṭā daṇḍanīyāḥ śiṣṭā rakṣaṇīyā nyāyena dhanopārjanaṃ kartavyam arthiṣu samatvena vartitavyam: etāny eva pañca mahāyajñā rājñaḥ. tathā co 'ktam:

Listen, O King! He who is a king must know the entire condition of the world; the mind [of the people] everywhere must be known. The subjects must be properly protected, the wicked punished, the virtuous safeguarded, wealth must be acquired justly, and he must act with impartiality toward petitioners: these alone are the five great sacrifices of a king. And thus it is said:
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