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50 passagesसाह-आर्यपुत्र ! का मतिर् नापितानाम् ? तन् न कार्यं तद् वचः । उक्तं च-
She said: “Noble sir! What judgment can be expected from barbers? Therefore that advice should not be acted upon.” And it has been said:
चारणैर् वन्दिभिर् नीचैर् नापितैर् बालकैर् अपि । न मन्त्रं मैत्मान् कुर्यात् सार्धं भिक्षुभिर् एव च ॥
One should not make counsel with cāraṇas, panegyrists, low persons, barbers, or even children, nor indeed together with monks. The transmitted word “maitmān” is uncertain here; if it is meant for “matimān,” the sense is “a prudent man should not make counsel.”
अपरं महती क्लेश-परम्परैषा राज्य-स्थितिः सन्धि-विग्रह-यानासन-संश्रय-द्वैधीभावादिभिः कदाचित् पुरुषस्य सुखं न प्रयच्छतीति । यतः-
Furthermore, this state of kingship is a great succession of troubles; through treaties, hostilities, marches, halts, seeking protection, and the like, it sometimes does not give a person happiness, because—
यदैव राज्ये क्रियतेऽभिषेकस् तदैव याति व्यसनेषु बुद्धिः । घटा नृपाणाम् अभिषेक-काले सहाम्भसैवापदम् उद्गिरन्ति ॥
Whenever a king is consecrated in the kingdom, at that very time his understanding turns toward calamities. The water jars of kings, at the time of consecration, pour forth disaster together with the water.
तथा च-
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