Shloka 243
राजधर्मः—राष्ट्ररक्षणं, दण्डनीतिः, हयग्रीवोपाख्यानम्
Royal Duty: Protection, Penal Policy, and the Hayagrīva Exemplum
सुखान्तप्रभवं दुःखं दुःखान्तप्रभवं सुखम् । “कभी दुःखके अन्तमें सुख और कभी सुखके अन्तमें दुःख भी आता है; अतः जो नित्य सुखकी इच्छा रखता हो, वह इन दोनोंका परित्याग कर दे; क्योंकि दुःख सुखके अन्तमें अवश्यम्भावी है, वैसे ही सुख भी दुःखके अन्तमें अवश्यम्भावी है
Sorrow arises from the ending of pleasure, and pleasure arises from the ending of sorrow. Sometimes, at the close of suffering there comes happiness, and sometimes, at the close of happiness there comes suffering. Therefore, one who longs for unbroken happiness should renounce both, for sorrow is sure to follow the end of pleasure, just as happiness is sure to follow the end of sorrow.
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