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# سندبادنامه 102.1

سندبادنامه 102.1

- **Language:** Persian

### [102.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.102.1)

واخلاق مرضته زنده خواهذ گردانیذ ، ودر چهار بالش مملکت ومسند سلطنت چون افریدون وجم عمر یابذ ، وجهان در ضبط آیالت وحفظ سیاست آرذ، وبر ملوک روی زمین بعلم وحکمت وسخا ومکرمت ومکارم اخلاق وما ثر اعراق ترجیح یابذ ، ودر مدت چندین سال از عمر او گذشته اورا خطری باشذ بحان ، ولکن نفضل کردگار وعنایت شهریار آن واقعه سهل گردذ ، وآن معضل ببسیر بذیرذ ، واقبال وظفر قرین وفتح ونصرت هم نشین او شوذ ، وهیچ غاری بر صفحات کمال او ننشینذ وهیچ مکروهی بینذ (6/1) آنگاه دایهآ مستقیم بنیت معتدل هیأت لطیف طبیعت کریم حلت باوردند وشاهزاذه را بذو داذند ، تا در مهب صبا وشمال بربیت می داذ ، وشاهزاذه قوت می گرفت ، وچون عدد سال او بدوازده رسید پاذشاه اورا بمؤدب فرستاذ، تا فرهنگ وآداب ملوک بیاموزذ، ودر مدت ده سال هیچ چیز از مدارک علوم یاذ نگر فت واثری ظاهر نگشت ، شاه بدان سیب ضجر وتنگ دل شذ، ومثال داذ تا فیلسوفانرا حاضر کردند ومحفلی عقد فرموذ ، وبا ایشان بطریق استشارت واستخارت گفت : ملوک را از معرفت شروط ریاست وشناختن لوازم سیاست وفیض فضل وبسط عدل وفکرت صحیح ورأی

> and pleasing character, and he shall enjoy a life upon the throne of the realm and cushion of sovereignty like Farīdūn and Jamshīd.  
> He shall bring the world under the regulation of administration and the guardianship of punishment,  
> and shall surpass the kings of the face of the earth in knowledge, wisdom, generosity, honor, noble morals, and hereditary virtues.  
> Yet, after several years of his life have passed, there shall be a mortal danger to his life;  
> but through the grace of the Creator and the favor of the sovereign, that event shall be made easy  
> and that predicament shall find remedy. Prosperity and victory shall attend him, and triumph and success shall be his companions;  
> no dust shall settle upon the pages of his perfection, nor shall he suffer any calamity.”  
> Then they brought a wet-nurse of upright constitution, balanced temperament, gentle nature, and noble character,  
> and entrusted the prince to her so that she nurtured him in the gentle breezes of south and north winds. And the prince gained strength,  
> and when the number of his years reached twelve,  
> the king sent him to a tutor to learn education and royal manners. But over the course of ten years  
> he learned nothing of the categories of knowledge and no progress became evident. For that reason the shah  
> became vexed and distressed, and gave orders to summon the philosophers and convened an assembly,  
> and said to them by way of consultation and seeking guidance: “Kings cannot do without knowing the prerequisites  
> of leadership, understanding the requirements of punishment, the effusion of virtue, the extension of justice, sound thinking, efficacious counsel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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