Consultations should be held with the leaders of the aristocracy, and secret agents should be engaged, O crusher of foes, to watch them. The king should not, O Bharata, consult with every member of the aristocracy.
मन्त्रगुप्तिः प्रधानेषु चारश्चामित्रकर्षण। न गणाः कृत्स्नशो मन्त्रं श्रोतुमर्हन्ति भारत॥