The minister should be brave and highly intelligent. By these two qualities one may conquer both the worlds. Mark, O king, these two qualities well, since they are necessary for governing a kingdom.
अमात्यः शूर एव स्याद् बुद्धिसम्पन्न एव वा। ताभ्यां चैवोभयं राजन् पश्य राज्यप्रयोजनम्॥