Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.10.40
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.10.40
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- Sanskrit
2.10.40
bhartur ājñā bhaved yatra nigrahānugrahau prati /[ś]
viśeṣeṇa tu bhṛtyeṣu tadājñālekhalakṣaṇam //[ś]
Wherever and especially regarding Government servants the king's order either for punishment or for rewards is issued, it is called writ of command (ájnálékha).
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