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Chapter 1.87 - Verse 17

Sanskrit Text

धर्म्यं मार्गं चेतयानो यशस्यं; कुर्यान्नृपो धर्ममवेक्षमाणः मद्विधो धर्मबुद्धिः प्रजान;न्कुर्यादेवं कृपणं मां यथात्थ

English Translation

A king should keep his eyes fixed on virtue and walk in the path of piety and thus increase his fame. A virtuous man like me, who know what are his duties, should not act so meanly as you ask me to do.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

धर्म्यं | मार्गं | चेतयानो | यशस्यं | कुर्यान् | नृपो | धर्मम् | अवेक्षमाणः
न | मद्विधो | धर्म + बुद्धि | प्रजानन् | कुर्याद् | एवं | कृपणं | मां | यथा + अह्