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परमो ऽनुग्रहो दण्डो भृत्येषु प्रभुणार्पितः ।
बालो न वेद तत्तन्वि बन्धुकृत्यममर्षणः ॥ २२ ॥

paramo 'nugraho dando

bhrtyesu prabhunarpitah

balo na veda tat tanvi

bandhu-krtyam amarsanah

paramah-supreme; anugrahah-mercy; dandah-punishment; bhrtyesu-upon the servants; prabhuna-by the master; arpitah-awarded; balah-foolish; na-does not; veda-know; tat-that; tanvi-O slender maiden; bandhu-krtyam-the duty of a friend; amarsanah-angry.