Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.5.2
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.5.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.5.2
vinayamūlo daṇḍaḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ yogakṣemāvahaḥ //
HENCE the (first) three sciences (out of the four) are dependent for their well-being on the science of government. Danda, punishment, which alone can procure safety and security of life is, in its turn, dependent on discipline (vinaya).
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 (3)
- History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book — Datta & Singh 1935, English
- Early South Indian Palaeography — Mahalingam 1967, English
- Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I — Law & Mookerji 1914, English