Matsyapurana 31.18
Matsyapurāṇa 31.18
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- Sanskrit
31.18
*yayātiruvāca
rājā pramāṇaṃ bhūtānāṃ sa vinaśyenmṛṣā vadan
arthakṛcchramapi prāpya na mithyā kartumutsahe //
Yayâti said:—"A king, being the authority for his people, should abstain from untruth, even at the time of danger."—18.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Critical edition (BORI) — Sanskrit