Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.9.34
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.9.34
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.9.34
api śakyā gatir jñātuṃ patatāṃ khe patatriṇām /[ś]
na tu pracchannabhāvānāṃ yuktānāṃ caratāṃ gatiḥ //[ś]
It is possible to mark the movements of birds flying high up in the sky; but not so is it possible to ascertain the movement of government servants of hidden purpose.
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