mantri

mantri aadhunik raashtreeya ya kshetreeya sarkaaron ka pramukh pad hai. Bhaarat mein praacheenakaal mein raaja ko vividh vishyon par salaah dene ke liye niyukt vyakti ko mantri ya sachiv kaha jaata tha.

hitopadesh ke anusaar pradhaanamantri ke liye nimnalikhit gun hone chaahiye-

svadeshajan kulaachaaravishuddhan upadhaashuchim

mantrajnyaamavasaaneenan vyabhichaaravivrjitm //

adheetavyavahaaraarthan maulan khyaatan vipshchitm /

arthasyotpaadakan chaiv viddhyaanmantrinan nrup: //

(jo usi desh mein utpann, jiska kul aur aachaar shuddh ho, jiski nishtha jaaainchi-parakhi ho, mantra (kootaneeti) ka jnyaaata ho, vyasani na ho, vyabhichaar se door rahane wala ho, shaasan ke vibhinn pahaluon ka achha jnyaaata ho, achhe parivaar se ho, prasiddh ho, vidvaan ho, dhan ka srujan karne wala ho, ko raaja mantri banaaye.)