SanskritIASTMeaning
कच्चित् प्रकृतयः षट् ते न लुप्ताः भरत-ऋषभkaccit prakṛtayaḥ ṣaṭ te na luptāḥ bharata-ṛṣabhaI hope the six pillars [of your kingdom] are not lost to you, O bull among the Bharatas,
आढ्याः तथा अव्यसनिनः सु-अनुरक्ताः च सर्वशःāḍhyāḥ tathā avyasaninaḥ su-anuraktāḥ ca sarvaśaḥbut are prosperous, free from vices, and devoted in every way;
कच्चित् न तर्कैः दूतैः वा ये च अपि अपरिशङ्किताःkaccit na tarkaiḥ dūtaiḥ vā ye ca api apariśaṅkitāḥI hope that neither by conjecture, nor by messengers, nor by those beyond suspicion,
त्वत्तः वा तव वा अमात्यैः भिद्यते जातु मन्त्रितम्tvattaḥ vā tava vā amātyaiḥ bhidyate jātu mantritamis what has been counseled ever betrayed, by you or by your counselors?
लुप्ताluptāoriginal form "luptā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भरतर्षभbharatarṣabhaoriginal form "bharatarṣabha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आढ्यास्āḍhyāsoriginal form "āḍhyās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाव्यसनिनःtathāvyasaninaḥoriginal form "tathāvyasaninaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वनुरक्ताश्svanuraktāśoriginal form "svanuraktāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिन्kaccinoriginal form "kaccin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तर्कैर्tarkairoriginal form "tarkair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दूतैर्dūtairoriginal form "dūtair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाप्य्cāpyoriginal form "cāpy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वत्तोtvattooriginal form "tvatto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वामात्यैर्vāmātyairoriginal form "vāmātyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here, to the strength of the kingdom is added the keeping secret of the council's counsel. It is significant that betraying a design is named as almost the worst misfortune: even a sound decision perishes if it becomes known before its time. Thus the scripture shows silence as part of a ruler's wisdom; and next comes peace and war in their season.