Sabha Parva 53.12
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Sabha Parva Chapter 53 · Verse 12
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Sanskrit Original
विदुर उवाच एतावता पुरुषं ये त्यजन्ति तेषां वृत्तं साक्षिवद् ब्रूहि राजन्। राज्ञां हि चित्तानि परिप्लुतानि सान्त्वं दत्त्वा मुसलैर्घातयन्ति॥
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Vidura said O king, tell us (impartially) like a witness what you think of the conduct of those who abandon men that give them such instruction (as I give you). The hearts of kings are unsteady. Granting protection first, they strike with clubs afterwards.