Book 5 · Adhyay 4

loka.yātrāvid rājānam ātma.dravya.prakṛti.sampannaṃ priya.hita.dvāreṇa-āśrayeta | 1 |

yaṃ vā manyeta "yathā-aham āśraya.īpsur evam asau vinaya.īpsur ābhigāmika.guṇa.yuktaḥ" iti, dravya.prakṛti.hīnam apy enam āśrayeta, na tv eva-anātma.sampannam | 2 |

anātmavā hi nīti.śāstra.dveṣād anarthya.saṃyogād vā prāpya-api mahad aiśvaryaṃ na bhavati | 3 |

ātmavati labdha.avakāśaḥ śāstra.anuyogaṃ dadyāt | 4 |

avisaṃvādādd hi sthāna.sthairyam avāpnoti | 5 |

mati.karmasu pṛṣṭhas tadātve ca-āyatyāṃ ca dharma.artha.saṃyuktaṃ samarthaṃ pravīṇavad apariṣad.bhīruḥ kathayet | 6 |

īpsitaḥ paṇeta "dharma.artha.anuyogam aviśiṣṭeṣu balavat.saṃyukteṣu daṇḍa.dhāraṇaṃ mat.saṃyoge tadātve ca daṇḍa.dhāraṇam iti na kuryāḥ, pakṣaṃ vṛttiṃ guhyaṃ ca me na-upahanyāḥ, sañjñayā ca tvāṃ kāma.krodha.daṇḍaneṣu vārayeyam" iti | 7 |

ādiṣṭaḥ pradiṣṭāyāṃ bhūmāv anujñātaḥ praviśet, upaviśec ca pārśvataḥ sannikṛṣṭa.viprakṛṣṭaḥ para.āsanam | 8 |

vigṛhya kathanam asabhyam apratyakṣam aśraddheyam anṛtaṃ ca vākyam uccair anarmaṇi hāsaṃ vāta.ṣṭhīvane ca śabdavatī na kuryāt | 9 |

mithaḥ kathanam anyena, jana.vāde dvandva.kathanam, rājño veṣam uddhata.kuhakānāṃ ca, ratna.atiśaya.prakāśa.abhyarthanam, eka.akṣy.oṣṭha.nirbhogaṃ bhrukuṭī.karma vākya.avakṣepaṇaṃ ca bruvati, balavat saṃyukta.virodham, strībhiḥ strī.darśibhiḥ sāmanta.dūtair dveṣya.pakṣa.avakṣiptān arthyaiś ca pratisaṃsargam eka.artha.caryāṃ saṅghātaṃ ca varjayet | 10 |