[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) › 999\_738 # The Polity of Śukra 999\_738 Śukranīti 999\_738 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [999\_738](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.999_738) vastrānnabhūṣaṇapremamṛduvāgbhiśca śaktitaḥ . svātyantasannikarṣeṇa striyaṃ putraṃ ca rakṣayet .. > With clothing, food, ornaments, affection, and gentle words according to one's means, / and by one's own continuous proximity, he should protect his wife and son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 999\_737](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.999_737) - [Next: 999\_739](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.999_739) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti~en-mt.999_738) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.999_738](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti.999_738) · Pramāṇa