A king should take care of seven things. Listen to me as I name them. They are his own self, his ministers, his treasury, his servants for inflicting punishments, his friends, his provinces, and his capital. He should carefully protect his kingdom consisting of these seven limbs.
राज्ञा सप्तैव रक्ष्याणि तानि चैव निबोध मे। आत्मामात्याश्च कोशाश्च दण्डो मित्राणि चैव हि॥ तथा जनपदाश्चैव पुरं च कुरुनन्दन। एतत् सप्तात्मकं राज्यं परिपाल्यं प्रयत्नतः॥