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CĀṆAKYA-RĀJA-NĪTI
230. Acarya (Royal Teacher) should be well versed.
in religious and secular teaching, should speak amiably,
should be master of his own senses, capable of teaching
well, and should be morally pure.
231-2. Kalajña (Royal Astrologer) should know
the art of writing and reading, arithmetic, teaching,
and employing the formulae relating to stars. Α.
Brāhmaṇa who knows the same arts is honoured like
a god.
233. Antaḥpura-rakṣaka (Custodian of King's Inner
Apartments) should be lame, hunch-backed, dull-witted,
old, incapable (of having sexual intercourse), of
subdued passions, and free from desires.
234. Supakāra (Royal Cook) should have good
qualities inherited from father and grandfather, should
know the śāstra and methods of preparing tasty food,.
and be truthful and clean.
235-6. Dūta (Royal Ambassador) should be
intelligent, eloquent, clever, courageous, capable of
reading the thoughts of others and conveying messages.
correctly.
V. KING'S SUBJECTS
237. The subjects of the king should obey his
orders; disobeying his words is like killing him.
238. The king speaks only once.
239. The king should not be like his subjects; but
the subjects should be like a good king.
240-1. Subjects are powerless against a king,
since they cannot resort to redress.
CĀṆAKYA-RĀJA-NĪTI
230. Acarya (Royal Teacher) should be well versed.
in religious and secular teaching, should speak amiably,
should be master of his own senses, capable of teaching
well, and should be morally pure.
231-2. Kalajña (Royal Astrologer) should know
the art of writing and reading, arithmetic, teaching,
and employing the formulae relating to stars. Α.
Brāhmaṇa who knows the same arts is honoured like
a god.
233. Antaḥpura-rakṣaka (Custodian of King's Inner
Apartments) should be lame, hunch-backed, dull-witted,
old, incapable (of having sexual intercourse), of
subdued passions, and free from desires.
234. Supakāra (Royal Cook) should have good
qualities inherited from father and grandfather, should
know the śāstra and methods of preparing tasty food,.
and be truthful and clean.
235-6. Dūta (Royal Ambassador) should be
intelligent, eloquent, clever, courageous, capable of
reading the thoughts of others and conveying messages.
correctly.
V. KING'S SUBJECTS
237. The subjects of the king should obey his
orders; disobeying his words is like killing him.
238. The king speaks only once.
239. The king should not be like his subjects; but
the subjects should be like a good king.
240-1. Subjects are powerless against a king,
since they cannot resort to redress.