by thy side? O sinless one, are thy inclinations and practices such as I
have described them, and as always enhance the duration of life and spread
one's renown and as always help the cause of religion, pleasure, and
profit? He who conducteth himself according to this way, never findeth his
kingdom distressed or afflicted; and that monarch, subjugating the whole
earth, enjoyeth a high degree of felicity. O monarch, I hope, no well-
behaved, pure-souled, and respected person is ever ruined and his life
taken, on a false charge or theft, by thy ministers ignorant of Sastras
and acting from greed? And, O bull among men, I hope thy ministers never
from covetousness set free a real thief, knowing him to be such and having
apprehended him with the booty about him? O Bharata, I hope, thy ministers
are never won over by bribes, nor do they wrongly decide the disputes that
arise between the rich and the poor. Dost thou keep thyself free from the
fourteen vices of kings, viz., atheism, untruthfulness, anger,
incautiousness, procrastination, non-visit to the wise, idleness,
restlessness of mind, taking counsels with only one man, consultation with
persons unacquainted with the science of profit, abandonment of a settled
plan, divulgence of counsels, non-accomplishment of beneficial projects,
and undertaking everything without reflection? By these, O king, even
monarchs firmly seated on their thrones are ruined. Hath thy study of the
Vedas, thy wealth and knowledge of the Sastras and marriage been
fruitful?'"

Vaisampayana continued,--"After the Rishi had finished, Yudhishthira
asked,--'How, O Rishi, do the Vedas, wealth, wife, and knowledge of the
Sastras bear fruit?'

"The Rishi answered,--'The Vedas are said to bear fruit when he that hath
studied them performeth the Agnihotra and other sacrifices. Wealth is said
to bear fruit when he that hath it enjoyeth it himself and giveth it away