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Chapter 12.131
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Sanskrit Text
तस्मात्सशेषं
कर्तव्यं
स्वाधीनमपि
दस्युभिः
।
न
बलस्थोऽहमस्मीति
नृशंसानि
समाचरेत्
॥
English Translation
Therefore, in dealing with robbers, it is necessary that they should not be destroyed outright. They should be gradually brought under the king's sway. The king should never treat them cruelly, thinking that he is more powerful than they.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
तस्मात् | स + शेष | कर्तव्यं | स्वाधीनम् | अपि | दस्युभिः
न | बल + स्थ | ऽहम् | अस् + इति | नृशंसानि | समाचरेत्
न | बल + स्थ | ऽहम् | अस् + इति | नृशंसानि | समाचरेत्