When many person become guilty of the same offence, they can, by acting in concert, soften the very points of the thorns. Lest your ministers (being suspected, act against you and) disclose your secret counsels, I advise you to proceed cautiously.
एकदोषा हि बहवो मृद्नीयुरपि कण्टकान्। मन्त्रभेदभयाद् राजस्तस्मादेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥