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242. Subjects are guided by the king: if he is
virtuous, then his subjects are virtuous; if he is wicked,
then his subjects are wicked; if he is mediocre, then
his subjects are mediocre; as the king, so his subjects.
243. The king is responsible for the harm befalling
his subjects and the purohita for the harm befalling the
king.
king.
INTRODUCTION
244. Where the king is like a lion; where the king's
ministers are like tigers; where the king's officials are
like vultures; the king's subjects are ruined.
VI. VARIA
245. The king is the ornament of the earth.
246. Even though a child, the king should not be
despised, as if he were a mere mortal; for he is a great
divinity in human form.
247-8. Kings desire their kingdoms for one reason
only: that their commands are never frustrated.
249. Authority is the only aim of the king.
250. The king should not be a descendant of a
low family.
251-2. The king looks at the world through the
eyes of niti; he sees the world through the eyes of his spies.
253. The king's luck is not limitless: God has not
imparted everything to one person.
254. God can make a beggar out of a king and a
king out of a beggar.
king out of a beggar.
255-6. The king is never to be disturbed (while
sleeping); the treasurer and the door-keeper should
ever be vigilant.
242. Subjects are guided by the king: if he is
virtuous, then his subjects are virtuous; if he is wicked,
then his subjects are wicked; if he is mediocre, then
his subjects are mediocre; as the king, so his subjects.
243. The king is responsible for the harm befalling
his subjects and the purohita for the harm befalling the
king.
king.
INTRODUCTION
244. Where the king is like a lion; where the king's
ministers are like tigers; where the king's officials are
like vultures; the king's subjects are ruined.
VI. VARIA
245. The king is the ornament of the earth.
246. Even though a child, the king should not be
despised, as if he were a mere mortal; for he is a great
divinity in human form.
247-8. Kings desire their kingdoms for one reason
only: that their commands are never frustrated.
249. Authority is the only aim of the king.
250. The king should not be a descendant of a
low family.
251-2. The king looks at the world through the
eyes of niti; he sees the world through the eyes of his spies.
253. The king's luck is not limitless: God has not
imparted everything to one person.
254. God can make a beggar out of a king and a
king out of a beggar.
king out of a beggar.
255-6. The king is never to be disturbed (while
sleeping); the treasurer and the door-keeper should
ever be vigilant.