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Chapter 12.56 - Verse 40

Sanskrit Text

तस्मान्नैव मृदुर्नित्यं तीक्ष्णो वापि भवेन्नृपः वसन्तेऽर्क इव श्रीमान्न शीतो घर्मदः

English Translation

The king, therefore, should not always be mild. Nor should be always be terrific. He should be like the vernal sun, neither too cold nor too hot.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तस्मात् + न + एव | मृदुर् | नित्यं | तीक्ष्णो | वा + अपि | भू + नृप
वसन्ते | ऽर्क | इव | श्रीमत् + न | शीतो | न | च | घर्म + द