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सत्यानृता च परुषा प्रियवादिनी चहिंस्रा दयालुरपि चार्थपरा वदान्या ।नित्यव्यया प्रचुरनित्यधनागमा चवाराङ्गनेव नृपनीतिरनेकरूपा ॥३८॥satyānṛtā ca paruṣā priyavādinī cahiṃsrā dayālurapi cārthaparā vadānyā |nityavyayā pracuranityadhanāgamā cavārāṅganeva nṛpanītiranekarūpā ||38||
Translation
(THE UNPREDICTABLE WAYS OF A KING)
Truthful yet deceitful, harsh yet sweet-spoken, cruel yet compassionate, greedy yet generous, constantly spending yet ever-increasing in wealth— the policy of a king is as multifaceted as a courtesan. ॥ 38 ॥