[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) › 1.7.2 # Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.7.2 Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.7.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.2) evaṃ vaśyendriyaḥ parastrīdravyahiṃsāś ca varjayet, svapnaṃ laulyam anṛtam uddhataveṣatvam anarthyasamyogam adharmasamyuktam anarthasamyuktaṃ ca vyavahāram // > Thus with his organs of sense under his control, he shall keep away from hurting the women and property of others; avoid not only lustfulness, even in dream, but also falsehood, haughtiness, and evil proclivities; and keep away from unrighteous and uneconomical transactions. > — R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra - [Previous: 1.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.1) - [Next: 1.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.3) - [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.p3) — R. Shamasastry 1915, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.1.7.2) · Pramāṇa