[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Polity and Statecraft](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha) › [Kautilya's Arthashastra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) › 1.7.1 # Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.7.1 Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.7.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.1) tasmād ariṣaḍvargatyāgenendriyajayaṃ kurvīta, vṛddhasamyogena prajñām, cāreṇa cakṣuḥ, utthānena yogakṣemasādhanam, kāryānuśāsanena svadharmasthāpanam, vinayaṃ vidyopadeśena, lokapriyatvam arthasamyogena vṛttim // > HENCE by overthrowing the aggregate of the six enemies, he shall restrain the organs of sense; acquire wisdom by keeping company with the aged; see through his spies; establish safety and security by being ever active; maintain his subjects in the observance of their respective duties by exercising authority; keep up his personal discipline by receiving lessons in the sciences; and endear himself to the people by bringing them in contact with wealth and doing good to them. > — R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra - [Previous: 1.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.6.12) - [Next: 1.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.2) - [Up: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7) ## Translations (1) - [Kautilya's Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya~en-shamasastry.1.7.p2) — R. Shamasastry 1915, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.1) · Pramāṇa