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Chapter 12.69 - Verse 17

Sanskrit Text

उच्छिद्यमानमात्मानं ज्ञात्वा राजा महामतिः पूर्वापकारिणो हन्याल्लोकद्विष्टांश्च सर्वशः

English Translation

When the king finds himself overtaken with danger and about to be ruined, he should kill all offenders whom he had overlooked before and all such persons as are marked out by the people.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

उच्छिद्यमानम् | आत्मानं | ज्ञात्वा | राजा | महामतिः
पूर्व + अपकारिन् | हन्याल् | लोक + द्विष् + च | सर्वशः