Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.10.48
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.10.48
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- Sanskrit
2.10.48
tatra sāma pañcavidhaṃ - guṇasaṃkīrtanam, sambandhopākhyānam, parasparopakārasaṃdarśanam, āyatipradarśanam, ātmopanidhānam iti //
Negotiation is of five kinds:—
Praising the qualities (of an enemy), narrating the mutual relationship, pointing out mutual benefit, showing vast future prospects, and identity of interests.
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