स तु श्रेष्ठैर्गुणैर्युक्तः प्रजानां पार्थिवात्मजः। बहिश्चर इव प्राणो बभूव गुणतः प्रियः॥
sa tu śreṣṭhairguṇairyuktaḥ prajānāṃ pārthivātmajaḥ| bahiścara iva prāṇo babhūva guṇataḥ priyaḥ||
English Meaning
Endowed with supreme excellence that son or the monarch was by virtue of his merit dear to the subjects like their life ranging externally.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)