No bleeding proof
On snake’s mouth blood there’s none any,
Nor on a bitten one’s body.
Evil officials when prevail,
Ruler nor ruled would wealth avail.
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Sanskrit Translation | 21.01.2026 | blood, corruption, snake, government, quatrain
Note: Some quatrains called shlokas in Sanskrit are known as Subhaashhitams, words well-said. This one shows what happens when in a kingdom the administration officials are corrupt. A snake bites but leaves evidence of blood on its mouth nor on the person whom it bites. So do the corrupt leave any money trail. They not only drain the treasury of the ruler, of the ruled as well. Transliteration follows.
Na sarpasya mukhe raktam,
na dashtasya kalevare |
Na prajaasu na bhoopaale
dhanam dur-adhikaarini || Subhaashhitam ||
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