सत्सङ्गसन्तोषशमविचारवति सन्मतौ । प्रवर्तन्ते मन्त्रिवरे राजनीव जयश्रियः ॥ २६ ॥
satsaṅgasantōṣaśamavicāravati sanmatau | pravartantē mantrivarē rājanīva jayaśriyaḥ || 26 ||
Translation
In a good mind endowed with good company, contentment, peace and inquiry, victories arise, as for a king with the best of ministers.
Word by word
- satsaṅga
- with good company
- santōṣa
- contentment
- śama
- peace
- vicāra
- and inquiry
- vati
- endowed
- sanmatau
- in a good mind
- pravartantē
- arise
- mantri
- of ministers
- varē
- with the best
- rājani
- for a king
- iva
- as
- jaya
- of victory
- śriyaḥ
- the glories
Meaning
A king with a wise minister wins not by his own force alone. The four act as such counsellors to the mind, and another commentary speaks of every kind of victory coming to it. The verse again speaks to a future king.