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उपदेशो न दातव्यो यादृशे तादृशे नरे।
पश्य वानरमूर्खेण सुगृही निर्गृहीकृता॥

Instruction must be tailored. Teaching a fool is folly — as seen when a monkey ruins a well-built house. Wisdom shared with the unworthy becomes a cur...

उपधाशोधिताः सम्यग् ईहमानाः फलोदयम्।
तेऽस्य सर्वं परीक्षेरन् सानुरागाः कृताकृतम्॥

Those who seek results after deep testing and devotion, judge all actions with both scrutiny and affection. They combine love with reason, discipline ...

उपेत्य धीयते यस्माद् उपधेति ततः स्मृता।
उपाय उपधा ज्ञेया तयामात्यान् परीक्षयेत्॥

That which is held close and used in cunning is called ‘Upadha’ — deception refined. Through such strategies, a king must assess his ministers. Wisdom...

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