A person whose joy knows no limit upon seeing the advancement of the king and who feels pain upon seeing the king's decay, is one of the best friends of the king.
यस्तु वृद्ध्या न तृप्येत क्षये दीनतरो भवेत्। एतदुत्तममित्रस्य निमित्तमिति चक्षते॥