Chapter 2

śauryavidyārthabāhulyātprabhutvācca viśeṣataḥ |
sadā cittaṃ narendrāṇāṃ mohaṃ āyāti kāraṇāt || 1 [4] ||
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tasmāccittaṃ praboddhavyaṃ rājadharme sadā dvijaiḥ |
pavitraṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ smṛtivākyaṃ na laṅghayet || 2 [5] ||
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vedadhvaniprabhāveṇa devāḥ svarganivāsinaḥ |
te'pi tatra pramodante tṛptāstu dvijapūjanāt || 3 [6] ||
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tasmādyatnena kartavyā dvijapūjā sadā nṛpaiḥ |
tena bhūyo'pi śakratvaṃ narendratvaṃ punaḥ punaḥ || 4 [7] ||
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surādhyakṣaścyutaḥ svargānnṛparūpeṇa tiṣṭhati |
kartavyaṃ tena tannityaṃ yena tattvaṃ samāpnuyāt || 5 [8] ||
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ātmīye saṃsthitā dharme nṛpāḥ śakratvaṃ āpnuyuḥ |
avīcivāsino ye tu vyapetācāriṇaḥ sadā || 6 [9] ||
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gacchetsamyagavijñāya vaśaṃ krodhasya yo nṛpaḥ |
vasetsa narake ghore kalpārdhaṃ tu na saṃśayaḥ || 7 [10] ||
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etaireva guṇairyuktaṃ amātyaṃ kāryacintakam |
brāhmaṇaṃ tu prakurvīta nṛpabhaktaṃ kulodvaham || 8 [11] ||
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mantriṇo yatra sabhyāśca vaidyāśca priyavādinaḥ |
rājyāddharmātsukhāttatra kṣipraṃ hīyeta pārthivaḥ || 9 [12] ||
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na tasya vacane kopaṃ eteṣāṃ tu pravartayet |
yasmādetaiḥ sadā vācyaṃ nyāyyaṃ supariniṣṭhitam || 10 [13] ||
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yatra karmāṇi nṛpatiḥ svayaṃ paśyati dharmataḥ |
tatra sādhusamācārā nivaseyuḥ sukhaṃ prajāḥ || 11 [14] ||
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prajānāṃ rakṣaṇaṃ nityaṃ kaṇṭakānāṃ ca śodhanam |
dvijānāṃ pūjanaṃ caiva etadarthaṃ kṛto nṛpaḥ || 12 [15] ||
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bhūsvāmī tu smṛto rājā nānyadravyasya sarvadā |
tatphalasya hi ṣaḍbhāgaṃ prāpnuyānnānyathaiva tu || 13 [16] ||
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bhūtānāṃ tannivāsitvātsvāmitvaṃ tena kīrtitam |
tatkriyā baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ śubhāśubhanimittajam || 14 [17] ||
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evaṃ pravartate yastu lobhaṃ tyaktvā narādhipaḥ |
tasya putrāḥ prajāyante rāṣṭraṃ kośaśca vardhate || 15 [18] ||
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anyāyena hi yo rāṣṭrātkaraṃ daṇḍaṃ ca pārthivaḥ |
sasyabhāgaṃ ca śulkaṃ cāpyādadīta sa pāpabhāk || 16 [19] ||
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arthaśāstroktaṃ utsṛjya dharmaśāstroktaṃ āvrajet || 17 [20] ||
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duṣṭasyāpi narendrasya tadrāṣṭraṃ na vināśayet |
na prajānumato yasmādanyāyeṣu pravartate || 18 [21] ||
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akleśenārthine yastu rājā samyaṅnivedayet |
tattārayatyanantaṃ syāddharmārthaṃ dānaṃ īdṛśam || 19 [22] ||
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nyāyenākramya yallabdhaṃ ripuṃ nirjitya pārthivaiḥ |
tacchuddhaṃ tatpradeyaṃ tannānyathopahṛtaṃ kvacit || 20 [23] ||
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rājā purohitaṃ kuryāduditaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ hitam |
kṛtādhyayanasaṃpannaṃ alubdhaṃ satyavādinam || 21 [24] ||
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