As a rapid current ceaselessly washes away the high bank and causes large landslips, so carelessness and mistake bring about the ruination of a kingdom.
यथा वप्रे वेगवति सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके। नित्यं विवरणाद् बाधस्तथा राज्यं प्रमाद्यतः॥