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Chapter 12.84 - Verse 24

Sanskrit Text

एवमल्पश्रुतो मन्त्री कल्याणाभिजनोऽप्युत धर्मार्थकामयुक्तोऽपि नालं मन्त्रं परीक्षितुम्

English Translation

A minister possessing little learning, even if he be highly born and attentive to virtue, profit, and pleasure, cannot choose proper courses of action.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

एवम् | अल्प + श्रुत | मन्त्री | कल्याण + अभिजन | अपि + उत
धर्म + अर्थ + काम + युज् | ऽपि | न + अलम् | मन्त्रं | परीक्षितुम्