Shloka 10
सान्त्व-निति: (Sāntva-Nīti) — The One-Word Principle of Conciliation
सुकृतस्य हि सान्त्वस्य श्लक्षणस्थ मधुरस्य च । सम्यगासेव्यमानस्य तुल्यं जातु न विद्यते,यदि अच्छी तरहसे सान्त्वनापूर्ण, मधुर एवं स्नेहयुक्त वचन बोला जाय और सदा सब प्रकारसे उसीका सेवन किया जाय तो उसके समान वशीकरणका साधन इस जगत्में नि:संदेह दूसरा कोई नहीं है
sukṛtasya hi sāntvasya ślakṣṇasya madhurasya ca | samyag āsevyamānasya tulyaṃ jātu na vidyate ||
Śakra said: “For well-meant words of consolation—gentle, smooth, and sweet—when they are rightly practiced and consistently employed, there is truly nothing in the world equal to them as a means of winning others over. Such speech, grounded in goodwill, becomes the foremost instrument for bringing hearts under harmony rather than force.”
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