Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.9.28
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.9.28
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4.9.28
evam arthacarān pūrvaṃ rājā daṇḍena śodhayet /
śodhayeyuś ca śuddhās te paurajānapadān damaiḥ //E
Thus shall the king, with adequate punishments, test first the conduct of Government servants, and then shall, through those officers of approved character, examine the conduct of his people both in towns and villages.
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