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# Garudapurana 1.112.5

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.112.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.112.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.112.5)

mūlyarūpaparīkṣākṛdbhave dratnaparīkṣakaḥ /  
balābalaparijñātā senādhyakṣo vidhīyate //

> One who can examine value and quality should be an examiner of gems; / one who knows the relative strength and weakness \[of armies\] is appointed army commander.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.112.5) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Rājanītiprakāśa (Mitramiśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.rajanitiprakasa.2.p200) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit

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