Kautilya's Arthashastra 13.2.15
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 13.2.15
- Language
- Sanskrit
13.2.15
siddhavyañjano vā deśadevatām abhyarhitām āśritya prahavaṇair abhīkṣṇaṃ prakṛtimukhyān abhisaṃvāsya krameṇa rājānam atisaṃdadhyāt //
An accomplished ascetic, pretending to have secured the favour of the powerful guardian deity of the country, may often beguile the king's chief ministers with his wonderful performance and gradually impose upon the king.
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