Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 36
गूढचारश्च यो जले स्थले
चरति । ततोऽसावेव बको नियुज्यताम् । एतादृश एव कश्चिद्
बको द्वितीयत्वेन प्रयातु । तद्गृहलोकाश्च राजद्वारे तिष्ठतु ।
किंतु देव एतदपि सुगुप्तमनुष्ठातव्यम् । यतः ।
षट्कर्णो भिद्यते मन्त्रस्तथा प्राप्तश्च वार्तया ।
इत्यात्मना द्वितीयेन मन्त्रः कार्यो महीभृता ॥
A secret spy is one who can move in water or on land. Let that very crane, therefore be appointed. Let some such other crane go with him as his companion; and let the members of their families stay at the royal gate. But my lord, all this should be done, with the profoundest secrecy. For, Counsel when reaching six ears (if heard by a third person) leaks out as well as that got by hearsay. Therefore, a king should deliberate with himself as the second (i.e., with his minister alone).
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