Men who are wise in speech, who are endued which heroism, who are full of resources under difficulties, who are of high descent, who are truthful, who can read signs, who are shorn of cruelty, who know the requirements of place and time, and who seek the well-being of their masters, should be appointed by the king as his ministers in all affairs of the kingdom.
पर्याप्तवचनान् वीरान् प्रतिपत्तिविशारदान्। कुलीनान् सत्त्वसम्पन्नानिङ्गित्तज्ञाननिष्ठुरान्॥ देशकालविधानज्ञान् भर्तृकार्यहितैषिणः। नित्यमर्थेषु सर्वेषु राजन् कुर्वीत मन्त्रिणः॥