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Chapter 5.34 - Verse 17

Sanskrit Text

यथा मधु समादत्ते रक्षन्पुष्पाणि षट्पदः तद्वदर्थान्मनुष्येभ्य आदद्यादविहिंसया

English Translation

As the bees suck honey without injuring the flowers, so should wealth be taken from men (by king) without injuring them.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा | मधु | समादत्ते | रक्षन् | पुष्पाणि | षट्पदः
तद्वद् | अर्थ + मनुष्य | आदद्याद् | अविहिंसया