Kautilya's Arthashastra 5.3.1
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 5.3.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.3.1
durgajanapadaśaktyā bhṛtyakarma samudayapādena sthāpayet, kāryasādhanasahena vā bhṛtyalābhena //
IN accordance with the requirements of his forts and country parts, the king should fix under one-fourth of the total revenue the charges of maintaining his servants. He should look to the bodily comforts of his servants by providing such emoluments as can infuse in them the spirit of enthusiasm to work. He should not violate the course of righteousness and wealth.
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)
- Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India — Chandra 1977, English