Hitopdesh • Chapter 5 • Shloka 35
तत्र तावद्बहुभिर्गुणैरुपेतः संधेयोऽयं राजा । चक्रवाकोऽवदत् --
प्रणिधे सर्वमवगतम् । व्रज पुनर्ज्ञात्वागमिष्यसि ।
राजा चक्रवाकं पृष्ठवान् -- मन्त्रिन्
असंधेयाः कति ।
तानपि ज्ञातुमिच्छामि । मन्त्री ब्रूते -- देव कथयामि । शृणु ।
बालो वृद्धो दीर्घरोगी तथा ज्ञातिबहिष्कृतः ।
भीरुको भीरुकजनो लुब्धो लुब्धजनस्तथा ॥
Then this king, who is endowed with many qualities, should be made peace with. Chakravaka said - Spy, we have known everything. Go now and come back having gathered further intelligence. The king asked Chakravaka - Minister, who are those with whom it is not advisable to form an alliance? I wish to know them also. The minister replied - My lord, I will tell you that. Kindly listen! One who is a child, who is old, who is subject to protracted diseases, he who is excommunicated from (or, disowned by) his caste, who is timid or has timid servants, who is avaricious or has avaricious servants,
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