Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.13.43
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.13.43
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- Sanskrit
4.13.43
tena tat pūyate pāpaṃ rājño daṇḍāpacārajam /
śāstā hi varuṇo rājñāṃ mithyā vyācaratāṃ nṛṣu //E
By this act, the king will be free from the sin of unjust imposition; for king Varuna is the ruler of sinners among men.
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