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Chapter 4.4 - Verse 16

Sanskrit Text

यत्नाच्चोपचरेदेनमग्निवद्देववच्च अनृतेनोपचीर्णो हि हिंस्यादेनमसंशयम्

English Translation

In this world a king should be carefully served like the fire-god or any other deity; one that plays false to the king is killed by him; this admits of no doubt.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यत्न + च + उपचर् | एनम् | अग्नि + वत् | देव + वत् + च | ह
अनृत + उपचर् | हि | हिंस्याद् | एनम् | असंशयम्