í䪵   í÷¨²   ÍõèáªåÐê   âòèùªôäªéë   ­ÊéõçªçèõÐæР      682
æ¨äª÷¨   áéëáèê   ßäª×
 

í䪵	love (for the ruler)

í÷¨²

wisdom

ÍõèáªåÐê    âòèùªôäªéë

considered speech

­Ê   ãéõçªçèõÐæÐÆ

to the envoy

¬äª÷¨áéëáèê

essential

ßäª×	three (qualities)

 
Love,   Wisdom   and   considered   speech   are   the   three qualities   needed   for   an   envoy     (682).    
¿ùèÕóª   ¿ùªôùªù䪠  ÍÆêùª   îôùèÕóª      683
âôäª÷¨   ô¨éä±éõçªçè䪠  çúªµ
 

¿ùèÕóª

among the well-read

¿ùªôùªùäª

most accomplished

ÍÆêùª

being

îôùèÕóª

to the armed opponents

âôäª÷¨

successful

ô¨éä

task

ãéõçªçèäª

convincingly plead

çúªµ	essential quality

   
The   most   accomplished   among   the   learned   well   can   be   the   envoy who   will   be   successful   in   dealing   with   armed   opponents   (683).  
í÷¨²Õ   ÍõèáªåÐê   æùªô¨¬ëª   ßäª÷¨äª     684
âò÷¨²éìáè䪠  âòùªæ   ô¨éäæÐÆ
 

í÷¨²

wisdom

ãÕ	winsome personality

ÍõèáªåÐê    æùªô¨

wide ranging knowledge

¬ëª   ßäª÷¨äª

in these three

âò÷¨²    ãéìáèäª

well up

âòùªæ

should go

ô¨éäæÐÆ

for (envoy's) mission

 
Intelligence,   a   good   personality   and   wide   ranging   knowledge are   the   three   qualities   needed   in   an   ambassador   (684).  

âêèæòÐâòèùªù¨êР  ­ôèê   å©æÐ樠  åæòÐâòèùªù¨   685
åäª÷¨   çáçªçêèåР  ­Ê
 

âêèæòÐâòèùªù¨

speaking cogently

­ôèê	avoidable (utterances)

å©æÐæ¨

avoiding

åæòÐâòèùªù¨

spiced with humour

åäª÷¨

good

çáçªçÊ

bring results

­Ê	an ambassador

ꑻ

is

 
Cogent   speech,   avoiding   harsh   words,   and   pleasing   humour in   an   ambassador   will   bring   benefits   (to   the   king)   (685).  
æ÷ª×æÐæúª   í¢ªòè䪠  âòùòÐâòèùªù¨æР  æèùêÐêèùª         686
êæÐæ   ê÷¨ôêèåР  ­Ê
 

æ÷ª×

well-read

æúª   í¢ªòèäª

not perturbed of the angry eye (of the opponent)

âòùòÐâòèùªù¨

speaking impressively

æèùêÐêèùª

to the occasion

êæÐæÊ

appropriate

í÷¨ôÊ

knowing

ꑻ

is

­Ê

an envoy

 
Being   learned,   persuasive   in   accomplishing   his   mission, unafraid of   angry   responses   and   responding   appropriately     make   a good   ambassador   (686).
 
æìä÷¨åÐÊ   æèù§ª   æÕꨠ  ¬ìä÷¨åР       687
âêúªú¨   ±éõçªçè䪠  êéù
 

æì䪠   í÷¨åÐÊ

having in mind the task in hand

æèùëª

right time

æÕê¨	considering

¬ì䪠   í÷¨åÐÊ

having in mind the place

öúªú¨

considering

ãéõçªçèäª

should speak

êéù	best (among envoys)

   
He   who   adopts   a   carefully   chosen   approach,   has   an   eye   for   the right   time   and   place,   and   chooses   his   words   with   care   makes a   good   ambassador   (687).

­áªéë   Êéúéë   Êú¨²éìéë   ¬ëªßäª÷¨äª    688
ôèáªéë   ôȨ±éõçªçè䪠  çúªµ
 

­áªéë

integrity

Êéúéë

support of the king (seconded by the wise)

Êú¨²éìéë

courage

¬ëªßäª÷¨äª

in these three

ôèáªéë

truth

ôȨ   ãéõçªçèäª

in speaking on behalf of the king

çúªµ	qualities (of the envoy)

 
Purity,   loyalty   to   his   king   and   courage   in   conveying   a message   are   the   three   requirements   of   an   ambassador   (688).  
ô¨Ìëè÷ª÷몠  îôåÐêõÐæР  Æé÷çªçè䪠  ôÌëè÷ª÷몠            689
ôèáªîòèõè   ôäªæúª   íôäª
 

ô¨Ìëè÷ª÷ëª

conveying the message (of his king)

îôåÐêõÐæÐÆ

to the other king(s)

ãé÷çªçèäª

will utter

ôÌëè÷ª÷ëª

offending words

ôèáªîòèõè

not uttering even unwittingly

ôäªæúª

alert

íôäª	he (envoy)

 
He   who   conveys   his   king's   message   taking   care   not   to   utter offending   words   even   unwittingly,   is   an   envoy   (689).    
¬×ꨠ  çáçªç¨Ä몠  ö¢ªòè   ê¨é÷ô÷ª      690
Æ×ꨠ  çáçªçêèåР  ­Ê
 

¬×ê¨	death (to the envoy)

çáçªç¨Äëª

even if it would result in

ö¢ªòèÊ

boldly

¬é÷ô÷ªÆ

to his king

ã×ꨠ   çáçªçÊ

that which is beneficial

Í몠  ­Ê

(whoever utters) is an envoy

 
He   who   conveys   his   king's   message   faithfully   even   if   it   means a   threat   to   his   life,   will   make   a   good   ambassador   (690).