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# War in Ancient India c12.17

War in Ancient India c12.17

- **Language:** English

### [c12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.17)

यो नियुक्तः परं कार्यं न कुर्यान्नृपतेः प्रियम्।  
भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुर्मध्यमं नरम्॥  
नियुक्तो नृपतेः कार्यं न कुर्याद्यः समाहितः।  
भृत्यो युक्तः समर्थश्च तमाहुः पुरुषधमम्॥

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