ये न रक्षन्ति विषयमस्वाधीनं नराधिपाः। ते न वृद्ध्या प्रकाशन्ते गिरयः सागरे यथा॥
ye na rakṣanti viṣayamasvādhīnaṃ narādhipāḥ| te na vṛddhyā prakāśante girayaḥ sāgare yathā||
English Meaning
Like to rocks in the sea, those monarchs that do not administer their dominions, that are not dependent, do not prosper.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)