[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Polity and Statecraft](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha) › [The Polity of Śukra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti) › 167 # The Polity of Śukra 167 Śukranīti 167 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.167) hṛdi viddha ivātyarthaṃ yayā santapyate janaḥ . pīḍito'pi hi medhāvī na tāṃ vācamudīrayet .. 167 .. > Even when tormented, an intelligent man should not utter words / by which a person is deeply pained, as if pierced in the heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.166) - [Next: 168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.168) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti~en-mt.167) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kāmandakīya Nītisāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kamandaka_nitisara.3.24) — Kāmandaki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.167) · Pramāṇa