कोशे जनपदे बान्धवेषु सुहृत्सु च ॥ कुशलं कौशिको राज्ञः पर्यपृच्छत् सुधार्मिकः।
kośe janapade bāndhaveṣu suhṛtsu ca || kuśalaṃ kauśiko rājñaḥ paryapṛcchat sudhārmikaḥ|
English Meaning
And the exceedingly virtuous descendant of Kusika asked the king concerning the welfare of the exchequer, and the provinces; and the peace of his friends and acquaintances.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)