Verse 16·VR 2.67.16
न अरजके जन पदे सिद्ध अर्था व्यवहारिणः | कथाभिर् अनुरज्यन्ते कथा शीलाः कथा प्रियैः || २-६७-१६
na araajake janapade udyaanaani samaagataaH | saayaahne kriiDitum yaanti kumaaryo hemabhuuShitaaH || 2-67-17
Translation
"In a ruler less land, litigants do not get their disputes settled and persons who have a knack for narrating stories do not gratify story- lovers with their tales."
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67
Brahmins Urge Vasishta to Select a Youth to be the King
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