Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.16.42
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.16.42
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.16.42
pravrajyāsu vṛthācārān rājā daṇḍena vārayet /
dharmo hy adharmopahataḥ śāstāraṃ hanty upekṣitaḥ //E
The king shall, under penalty of fines, forbid the wilful or improper proceedings of ascetics: for vice overwhelming righteousness will in the long run destroy the ruler himself.
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