अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तल - राजनीति

औत्सुक्यमात्रमवसाययति प्रतिष्ठा
     क्लिश्नाति लब्धपरिपालनवृत्तिरेवं ।
नातिश्रमापनयनाय न च श्रमाय
    राज्यं स्वहस्तधृतदंडमिवातपत्रम् ॥

- अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तल

outsukya mAtram avasAyayati pratiShThA
    klishnAti labdhaparipAlanavRuttiH evam ।
nAtishramApanayanAya na cha shramAya
    rAjyam svahastadhRutadanDamivAtapatram ॥

- abhijnAna shAkuntala

Before becoming a king, a prince is restless looking forward to the power. Once he gets the power, with it comes great responsibility. Also he will be anxious to retain the power. He would have just traded one anxiety for other. Holding the umbrella will give you respite from sun but will make you tired because of effort involved in holding it up. Running a state is similar to that.

- Abhijnanashakuntala