Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.4.16
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.4.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.4.16
caturvarṇāśramo loko rājñā daṇḍena pālitaḥ /
svadharmakarmābhirato vartate sveṣu vartmasu //E
This people (loka) consisting of four castes and four orders of religious life, when governed by the king with his sceptre, will keep to their respective paths, ever devotedly adhering to their respective duties and occupations.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English