Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.s19.2

c11.s19.2

*prajā sukhe sukhaṃ rājñaḥ prajānāṃ ca hite hitam I*
*nātmapriyaṃ hitaṃ rājñaḥ prajānāṃ tu priyaṃ hitam II*
"The hapiness of the subjects is the happiness of the king; their well-being, his. The king's welfare lies not in his own pleasure, but in that of his subjects."