The Polity of Śukra 999_769

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upāyajñaśca yogajñastattvajñaḥ pratibhānavān . svadharmanirato nityaṃ parastrīṣu parāṅmukhaḥ . vaktohavāṃścitrakathaḥ syādakuṇṭhitavāk sadā ..

Knowing expedients, knowing practical means, knowing reality, endowed with wit, / constantly devoted to his own duty, averting his face from other men's wives, / an eloquent speaker of diverse stories, he should always be unimpeded in speech.