OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS, 



331. Kilakoste tu svarnadi rakset niyamitavadhi 



svaiiisante darsayet anyayamikam tu yatharthakam. 665 



332. Ksane ksane yamikanam karyam durat subodhanam. 



333. Satkrtan niyaman sarvan yada sampadayet nrpah 

 tadaiva nrpatih pujyo bliavet sarvesu nanyatha. 



334. Yasyasti niyatam karma niyatah sadgraho yadi 

 niyato'sadgrahatyago nrpatvam so'snute ciram. 



335. Yasyaniyamitam karma sadhutvam vacanam tvapi 

 sadaiva kutilah syat tu svapadat drak vinasyati. 



336. Napi vyaghragajah sakta mrgendram sasitum yatha 

 na tatha mantrinah sarve nrpam svacchandagaminam. 



331. He should up to the appointed time guard the gold and 



other things in the bolted treasury, (and) at the end of 

 his watch he should show the amount of the treasure 

 to another watchman. 



332. There should be kept continually from a distance a good 



lookout on the watchmen. 



333. If a king should succeed in having all his orders well Respect 



executed, he will surely be honoured among all men, pairing, 

 but not otherwise. 



334. The king, who is steady at his work, shows kindness to 



good people and discountenances bad persons, enjoys 

 his kingdom for a long time. 



335. The king, who is unsteady in his work, good behaviour 



and speech, and who is always deceitful, disappears soon 

 from his throne. 



336. As tigers and elephants even are not able to govern the 



lion, thus also all ministers are not able to govern a 

 king, who goes on as he likes. 



