Kautilya's Arthashastra 12.3.12
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 12.3.12
- Language
- Sanskrit
12.3.12
pratyāsanno vā rājānaṃ sattrī grāhayet "asau cāsau ca te mahāmātraḥ śatrupuruṣaiḥ sambhāṣate" iti //
A spy employed as the personal servant of the king (the enemy) may inform him that such and such ministers of his are being interviewed by the enemy's servants. When he comes to believe this, some treacherous persons may be represented as the messengers of the enemy, specifying as "this is that."
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