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Chapter 12.56 - Verse 41

Sanskrit Text

प्रत्यक्षेणानुमानेन तथौपम्योपदेशतः परीक्ष्यास्ते महाराज स्वे परे चैव सर्वदा

English Translation

By the direct evidence of the senses, by conjecture, by comparisons, and by the injunctions of the scriptures, O monarch, the king should study friends and enemies.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

प्रत्यक्ष + अनुमान | तथा + औपम्य + उपदेश
परीक्ष् + तद् | महत् + राज | स्वे | परे | च + एव | सर्वदा