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Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.4.2

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.4.2

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Sanskrit

1.4.2

tayā svapakṣaṃ parapakṣaṃ ca vaśīkaroti kośadaṇḍābhyām //

AGRICULTURE, cattle-breeding and trade constitute Varta. It is most useful in that it brings in grains, cattle, gold, forest produce (kupya), and free labour (vishti). It is by means of the treasury and the army obtained solely through Varta that the king can hold under his control both his and his enemy's party.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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