SB 6.14.19

Text

api dārāḥ prajāmātyā
bhṛtyāḥ śreṇyo ‘tha mantriṇaḥ
paurā jānapadā bhūpā
ātmajā vaśa-vartinaḥ

Synonyms

api—whether; darah—wives; praja—citizens; amātyāḥ—and secretaries; bhrtyah—servants; śreṇyaḥ—merchants; atha—as well as; mantriṇaḥ—ministers; paurah—inmates of the palace; jānapadāḥ—the provincial governors; bhupah—landholders; atma-jah—sons; vasa-vartinaḥ—under your full control. ¶

Translation

O King, are your wives, citizens, secretaries and servants and the merchants who sell spices and oil under your control? Are you also in full control of ministers, the inhabitants of your palace, your provincial governors, your sons and your other dependents? ¶

Purport

The master or king and his subordinates should be interdependent. Through cooperation, both of them can be happy. ¶