साम दानं क्षमा धर्मः सत्यं धृतिपराक्रमौ। पार्थिवानां गुणा राजन् दण्डश्चाप्यपकारिषु ।।२९ । ।
sāma dānaṃ kṣamā dharmaḥ satyaṃ dhṛtiparākramau| pārthivānāṃ guṇā rājan daṇḍaścāpyapakāriṣu ||29 | |
English Meaning
Chastisement, charity, forgiveness, piety, truthfulness firmness, prowess and the punishment of the iniquitous are the virtues of a king, O prince.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)