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Chapter 12.138 - Verse 45

Sanskrit Text

अशङ्क्यमपि शङ्केत नित्यं शङ्केत शङ्कितात् भयं हि शङ्किताज्जातं समूलमपि कृन्तति

English Translation

The king should fear him from whom there is no fear; he should also always fear them who should be feared. Fear rising from a person who is not feared, may bring on total extermination.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अशङ्क्यम् | अपि | शङ्केत | नित्यं | शङ्केत | शङ्कितात्
भयं | हि | शङ्क् + जन् | स + मूल | अपि | कृन्तति