Kautilya's Arthashastra 12.4.8
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 12.4.8
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- Sanskrit
12.4.8
pākvamāṃsikaudanikauṇḍikāpūpikavyañjanā vā paṇyaviśeṣam avaghoṣayitvā parasparasaṃgharṣeṇa kālikaṃ samarghataram iti vā parān āhūya rasena svapaṇyāny apacārayeyuḥ //
Spies, disguised as experts in trading in cooked flesh, cooked rice, liquor, and cakes, may vie with each other in proclaiming in public the sale of a fresh supply of their special articles at cheap price and may sell the articles mixed with poison to the attracted customers of the enemy.
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