Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.7.9
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.7.9
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.7.9
sahāyasādhyaṃ rājatvaṃ cakram ekaṃ na vartate /
kurvīta sacivāṃs tasmāt teṣāṃ ca śṛṇuyān matam //E
Sovereignty (rájatva) is possible only with assistance. A single wheel can never move. Hence he shall employ ministers and hear their opinion.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (5)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — Gaṇapatisāstrin, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English