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Chapter 12.84 - Verse 28

Sanskrit Text

मन्त्रिण्यननुरक्ते तु विश्वासो हि विद्यते तस्मादननुरक्ताय नैव मन्त्रं प्रकाशयेत्

English Translation

A king should never trust a minister who is not devoted to him. He should, therefore, never give out his counsels to a minister who is not devoted to him.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अकाल + मृत्यु | विश्वासो | विश्वसन् | हि | विपद्यते
न + अपरीक्ष्य | नयेद् | दण्डं | न | च | मन्त्रं | प्रकाशयेत्