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कच्चित् संधिम् यथा-कालम् विग्रहम् च उपसेवसेkaccit saṃdhim yathā-kālam vigraham ca upasevaseI hope you make peace and wage war according to time;
कच्चित् वृत्तिम् उदासीने मध्यमे च अनुवर्तसेkaccit vṛttim udāsīne madhyame ca anuvartaseI hope you maintain proper conduct toward the neutral and the middle [neighboring king];
कच्चित् आत्म-समाः बुद्ध्या शुचयः जीवित-क्षमाःkaccit ātma-samāḥ buddhyā śucayaḥ jīvita-kṣamāḥI hope that men equal to you in wisdom, pure, capable of sacrificing their lives,
कुलीनाः च अनुरक्ताः च कृताः ते वीर मन्त्रिणःkulīnāḥ ca anuraktāḥ ca kṛtāḥ te vīra mantriṇaḥwell-born and devoted, have been made your counselors, O hero;
विजयः मन्त्र-मूलः हि राज्ञाम् भवति भारतvijayaḥ mantra-mūlaḥ hi rājñām bhavati bhāratafor the victory of kings is rooted in counsel, O Bharata,
सु-संवृतः मन्त्र-धनैः अमात्यैः शास्त्र-कोविदैःsu-saṃvṛtaḥ mantra-dhanaiḥ amātyaiḥ śāstra-kovidaiḥwell guarded by counselors — treasuries of counsel, skilled in the sciences.
संधिंsaṃdhiṃoriginal form "saṃdhiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथाकालंyathākālaṃoriginal form "yathākālaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विग्रहंvigrahaṃoriginal form "vigrahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चोपसेवसेcopasevaseoriginal form "copasevase", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चानुवर्तसेcānuvartaseoriginal form "cānuvartase", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आत्मसमाātmasamāoriginal form "ātmasamā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शुचयोśucayooriginal form "śucayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जीवितक्षमाःjīvitakṣamāḥoriginal form "jīvitakṣamāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुलीनाश्kulīnāśoriginal form "kulīnāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चानुरक्ताश्cānuraktāśoriginal form "cānuraktāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृतास्kṛtāsoriginal form "kṛtās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विजयोvijayooriginal form "vijayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्त्रमूलोmantramūlooriginal form "mantramūlo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्ञांrājñāṃoriginal form "rājñāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुसंवृतोsusaṃvṛtooriginal form "susaṃvṛto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्त्रधनैर्mantradhanairoriginal form "mantradhanair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शास्त्रकोविदैःśāstrakovidaiḥoriginal form "śāstrakovidaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here it is stated directly: "victory is rooted in counsel." It is significant that a king's strength lies not so much in his army as in good counselors and the ability to keep a design secret: a mind surrounded by faithful sages is stronger than weapons. Thus the scripture reveals counsel as the heart of power; and next comes vigilance and swiftness in affairs.