Kautilya's Arthashastra 14.2.45
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 14.2.45
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- Sanskrit
14.2.45
aniṣṭair adbhutotpātaiḥ parasyodvegam ācaret /
ārājyāyeti nirvādaḥ samānaḥ kopa ucyate //E
Terror should be caused to the enemy by exhibiting these and other wonderful and delusive performances; while anger causing terror is common to all, terrification by such wonders is held as a means to consolidate peace.
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