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Kautilya's Arthashastra 5.1.4

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 5.1.4

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Sanskrit

5.1.4

rājyopaghātinas tu vallabhāḥ saṃhatā vā ye mukhyāḥ prakāśam aśakyāḥ pratiṣeddhuṃ dūṣyāḥ teṣu dharmarucir upāṃśudaṇḍaṃ prayuñjīta //

The king in the interests of righteousness may inflict punishment in secret on those courtiers or confederacy of chiefs who are dangerous to the safety of the kingdom and who cannot be put down in open daylight.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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