बार्हस्पत्य सूत्र / अर्थशास्त्र (महर्षि बृहस्पति - प्राचीन दण्डनीति, राजधर्म एवं कूटनीति सटीक)

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36 Where there is broiling and reproach, one
being for right, one for interest, along with women,
children, and the aged, tears on the one part, anger on
the other, that is the worst.
37 First the measure is introduced by the master.
38 Then with voice, action, mind, salutation, and
rigid prostration let them in order of dignity be made
to salute the master.
39 Let him salute him whose food Vaishravana
or Vâcaspati when old refuses not to eat.
40 For the rest the opinion of each in order is to
be heard.
41 The measure is to be considered after placating
the master.
42 Having first extolled the master's strong points,
and then weighed his master's weak points, the weak
points of the adversary, and the weak points of the
netural, let him again lay stress upon the master's
strong points.
43 Having again described the measures and the
means, and having placated the master, he is to con-
sider the measure.
44 With careless, assailed, unfortunate persons
warlike enterprises do not succeed.
38 'Rigid prostration' : The word dandapranama
'prostration with the body straight as a stick' occurs in the
Dashakumara-carita : see the St. petersburg lexicon.
39 Vaisravana and Vacaspati are apparently named as
types of king and Brahman. Note the negative verb abhunjate.
42 Guna and dosha are here untechnical : cf. II. 1.