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Chapter 12.84 - Verse 42

Sanskrit Text

सर्वलोकं समं शक्तः सान्त्वेन कुरुते वशे तस्मै मन्त्रः प्रयोक्तव्यो दण्डमाधित्सता नृप

English Translation

One who is capable to win over all men by conciliation should be consulted, O monarch, by the king, who wishes to rule according to the dictates of the science of punishment.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सर्व + लोक | समं | शक्तः | सान्त्वेन | कुरुते | वशे
तस्मै | मन्त्रः | प्रयोक्तव्यो | दण्डम् | आधित्सता | नृप