अगूढविभवा यस्य पौरा राष्ट्रनिवासिन: ।

नयापनयवेत्ता य: स राजा राजसत्तम: ॥ 976 

Agudhavibhava yasya paura rashtranivasinah ।
Nayapanayavetta yah sa raja rajasattamah ॥

 

That king is the best of kings in whose kingdom the citizens have no

need to conceal their wealth and who understand well what is right and wrong. 

 

प्रियवाक्य प्रदानेन सर्वे तुष्यन्ति जन्तवः ।

तस्मात्तदेव वक्तव्यं वचने का दर्दिद्रता ॥ 977 

 

Priyavakya pradanena sarve tushyanti jantavah ।

Tasmattadeva vaktavyam vachana ka daridrata ॥

 

All beings are pleased when sweet words are uttered.

Speak only sweet words, where is the poverty in words?

 

इन्द्रियाणि पुरा जित्वा जितन् त्रिभुवनं त्वया ।

स्मरद्भिरिव तद्वैरमिन्द्रियैरेव निर्जितः ॥ 978

 

Indriyani pura jitva jitan tribhuvanam tvaya ।

Smaradbhiriva tadvairamindriyaireva nirjitah ॥

 

In the past, by conquering your senses, you conquered the three worlds.

Now, as if to avenge that enmity, those very senses conquered you.

(Mandodari to Ravana as he was dying)

 

 

पुष्पपत्रफलच्छायामूलवल्कलदारुभिः ।

धन्या महीरुहाः येषां विमुखं यान्ति नार्थिनः ॥ 979

 

Pushpapatraphalachchayamulavalkaladaurubhih ।

Dhanya mahiruhah yesham vimukham yanti narthinah ॥

 

Blessed are the trees which provide flowers, leaves, fruit, shade,

roots, bark and wood. No one desiring these are returned by the trees.

 

संहत्या हि समेधन्ते राष्ट्राणि सुलघून्यपि ।

विपर्यये विनश्यन्ति हा हन्त सुमहान्यपि ॥ 980

 

Samhatya hi samedhante rashtrani sulaghunyapi ।

Viparyaye vinashyanti ha hanta sumahanyapi ॥

 

By union, the smallest states thrive. By discord, the greatest are destroyed.