êæÐæè§ªÆ åèïêÐ êéùâòùªùè ôúªúêÐêèùª 561
øêÐÊͧªÆ ø×çªçÊ îôåÐÊ

êæÐæ ͧªÆ

impartially (the offence)

åèï

weighing

êéù âòùªùè  ôúªúêÐêèùª

preventing in repeating the offence

øêÐÊ Í§ªÆ

suitable to the offence

ø×çªçÊ

ordering punishment

îôåÐÊ

is (the duty of a true) king

He is fit to be the king who weighs the offences and orders a suitable punishment that will provide a deterrent to the offender (561).

  æïÊØòÐò¨ âëùªù ö÷¨æ âåïÊ ÍæÐæ몠 562
婧ªæèéë îôúªÌ çôõÐ

æïÊ ØòÐò¨

appearing to be severe

âëùªù ö÷¨æ

blending mercy with justice

âåïÊ	for a long time

ÍæÐæëª

prosperity (fame)

婧ªæèéë

which will not fade

îôúªÌçôõÐ

those desiring

Prosperous rule will follow when the king appears to be severe but is less so in action when awarding a punishment (562).

âôÕôåÐê âòáªâêèÇÆëª âô§ªîæèùäª Íá¨äª  563
øÕôåÐêëª øùªéùæÐ âæÌëª

âôÕôåÐê

despotic reign

âòáªâêèÇÆëª

doing and ruling

âô§ªâæèù䪠 Íá¨äª

if so cruel a king

øÕôåÐêëª

certainly

øùªéù

soon enough

âæÌëª

will be ruined

The king who rules harshly will soon himself be ruined  (563).

  ¬é÷æïáäª öäª×éõæÐÆëª ¬äªäèòÐâòèùª îôåÐê䪠 564
ãé÷æÌæ¨ øùªéùæÐ âæÌëª

¬é÷

the king

æïáäª

if despotic

öäª×éõæÐÆëª

if his reputation

¬äªäèòÐâòèùª

a notorious one

îôåÐêäª

(then) that king

ãé÷

lifespan

æÌæ¨

reduced

øùªéù

soon

âæÌëª

will be ruined

When people generally say the king is a cruel person, the latter will suffer loss of prosperity and have a shortened life (564).

íÕ¢ªâòôªô¨ ¬äªäè ËæêÐêèäª âçÕ¢ªâòùªô몠 565
îçöáªæúª ìäªäÊ ãéìêÐÊ

íÕ¢ª âòôªô¨

not easily accessible

¬äªäè ËæêÐêèäª

ever sporting an angry look

âçÕ¢ªâòùªôëª

immense wealth

îçö᪠æúªÌ  íäªäÊ

guarded by a ghost

ãéìêÐÊ

is as useless as

The king who is not easily accessible, and unpleasant when met, is like the wealth guarded by a ghost (565).

æÌ¢ªâòèùªùäª æúªú¨ùäª Íá¨äª âåÌ¢ªâòùªô몠 566
å©Ì¬äª÷¨ ͧªîæ âæÌëª

æÌëªâòèùªùäª

harsh in speech

æúª¬ùäª

without compassion

Íá¨äª

if (he) is so

âåÌ¢ªâòùªôëª

great wealth

å©Ì ¬äª÷¨

not being stable

ͧªîæ

immediately

âæÌëª

be lost

The king who is harsh in speech and without compassion will soon have his wealth wither away (566).

 
æÌâëèȨ±ëª éæá¨æåÐê êúªìËëª îôåÐê䪠 567
íÌËõúª îêáªæÐÆëª íõëª

æÌâëèȨ±ëª

abrasive language

éæ¬æåÐê

excessive

êúªìËëª

punishment

îôåÐêäª

the king

íÌËõúª

(his) power of subduing the enemy

îêáªæÐÆëª

wears away

íõëª	the file that

Harsh words and disproportionate punishments will, like the file that wears away iron, wear away his strength in subduing enemies (567).

¬äêÐêè÷ª÷¨ öúªúèê îôåÐêäª ò¨äêÐêè÷ª÷¨òР 568
ò©÷¨äª ò¨×Æëª ê¨Õ

¬äêÐÊ Í÷ª÷¨

in the council of ministers

öúªúèê

and not deliberating issues

îôåÐêäª

the king

ò¨äêÐÊ  Í÷ª÷¨

with rage

ò©÷¨äª

is angry with them

ò¨×Æëª

will dwindle

ê¨Õ	his prosperity

The king who does not deliberate in the council of his advisers, and rages against them, will soon see his wealth shrink (568).

âòÕôåÐê îçèȪê¨ùª ò¨é÷âòáªáè îôåÐê䪠 569
âôÕôåÐÊ âôáªÊ âæÌëª

âòÕôåÐê  îçèȪê¨ùª

in times of war

ò¨é÷âòáªáè

one who has not protected himself

îôåÐêäª

the king

âôÕôåÐÊ

with fear

âôáªÊ

soon enough

âæÌëª

meet his end

The king who does not plan his fortress and his defence before the enemy comes, will soon be overcome (569).

  æùªùèõÐçª ç¨ú¨æÐÆëª æ̧ªîæèùª íÊôùªùÊ  570
¬ùªéù å¨ùæÐÆçª âçèé÷

æùªùèõÐ

the uninformed

ç¨ú¨æÐÆëª

will be advisers

æ̧ªîæèùª

the cruel king

íÊ íùªùÊ

apart from those

¬ùªéù

is not

å¨ùæÐÆ

to the world

âçèé÷

any other burden

There is no greater burden on the earth than the cruel king who relies on ignorant advisers (570).