Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 19
ततो मयोक्तम् -- यदि वचनम्मात्रेणैवाधिपत्यं सिद्ध्यति ।
तदा जम्बुद्वीपेऽप्यस्मत्प्रभोर्हिरण्यगर्भस्य स्वाम्यमस्ति ।
शुक उवाच -- कथमत्र निर्णयः ।
मयोक्तं -- संग्राम एव ।
राज्ञा विहस्योक्तम् -- स्वस्वामिनं गत्वा सज्जीकुरु ।
तदा मयोक्तम् -- स्वदूतोऽपि प्रस्थाप्यताम् ।
राजोवाच -- कः प्रयातु दौत्येन । यत एवम्भूतो दूतः कार्यः ।
भक्तो गुणी शुचिर्दक्षः प्रगल्भोऽव्यसनी ।
ब्राह्मणः परमर्मज्ञो दूतः स्यात्प्रतिभानवान् ॥
To this I said - If by mere words one's sovereignty can be established, our lord Hiranyagarbha too has mastery over Jambudvipa. The parrot said - How can this matter be decided? I replied - By war. The king said smilingly - Go and ask your king to be ready. Then I said - You should send your ambassador also. The king asked - Who will go as an ambassador? For a person of this description should be appointed an ambassador. A messenger should be devoted to his master, pure (or, honest), diligent, bold, unaddicted to vices, forgiving, a Brahmana, one knowing the weak points (or, secrets of the enemy) and ready-witted.
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