Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.12.53
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.12.53
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.12.53
tasmāt sākṣimad acchannaṃ kuryāt samyagvibhāṣitam /
sve pare vā jane kāryaṃ deśakālāgravarṇataḥ //E
Hence before witnesses and with no secrecy whatever, shall all kinds of agreements be entered into; either with one's own or different people, shall the circumstances of the time and place be minutely considered first.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English