Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.7.41
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.7.41
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.7.41
aparādhaṃ sahetālpaṃ tuṣyed alpe 'pi codaye / [ś]
mahopakāraṃ cādhyakṣaṃ pragraheṇābhipūjayet //[ś] E
The king shall forgive an offence when it is trifling, have satisfaction even when the revenue is scanty, and honour with rewards (pragraha) such of his superintendents as are of immense benefit to him.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (5)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — Gaṇapatisāstrin, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English