Discriminating the two (right and wrong or the transient and the permanent effect of actions) by means of the one (intellect), bring under your control the three (friend, foe and one who is indifferent in these respects or desire, anger and greed) by means of four (Conciliation, gift dissension and punishment) and subjugating the five (senses) and knowing the six (treaty, war, hunger, thirst, calamity, imbecility, old age and death or desire anger, greed, &c) and keeping yourself away from the seven (women, dice, hunting, drink, harshness of speech severity of punishment and misuse of wealth) be happy.
एकया द्वे विनिश्चित्य त्रीश्चतुर्भिर्वशे कुरु। पञ्च जित्वा विदित्वा षट् सप्त हित्वा सुखी भव।।४४