A king who seeks prosperity and wishes to outdo his contemporaries, should have for ministers trustworthy persons, of high descent, born in his own kingdom, incapable of being corrupted, unstained by adultery and similar vices, well proved, belonging to good families, possessed of learning, sprung from ancestors who held similar offices, and adorned with humility.
सम्बन्धिपुरुषैराप्तैरभिजातैः स्वदेशजैः। अहायैरव्यभीचारैः सर्वशः सुपरीक्षितैः॥ यौनाः श्रौतास्तथा मौलास्तथैवाप्यनहंकृताः। कर्तव्या भूतिकामेन पुरुषेण बुभृषता॥