Verse 37

Śataka
Nīti Śatakaनीतिशतकम्
Chapter
Way of Wealthअर्थपद्धतिः
Chhanda
Vasantatilakāवसन्ततिलका

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राजन् दुधुक्षसि यदि क्षितिधेनुमेतांतेनाद्य वत्समिव लोकममुं पुषाण ।तस्मिंश्च सम्यगनिशं परिपोष्यमाणेनानाफलैः फलति कल्पलतेव भूमिः ॥३७॥

rājan dudhukṣasi yadi kṣitidhenumetāṃtenādya vatsamiva lokamamuṃ puṣāṇa |tasmiṃśca samyaganiśaṃ paripoṣyamāṇenānāphalaiḥ phalati kalpalateva bhūmiḥ ||37||

Translation

(HEY KING! TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE WELL! YOU WILL GET ALL THE PROSPERITY!)

King! If you milk this earth-cow, then nourish the country like the calf. If that calf is well-taken care of day and night, the earth (kingdom) will give various fruits like the (wish-fulfilling) ‘Kalpa-creeper’! ॥ 37 ॥