Kautilya's Arthashastra 5.4.12
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 5.4.12
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- Sanskrit
5.4.12
pṛṣṭaḥ priyahitaṃ brūyān na brūyād ahitaṃ priyam /
apriyaṃ vā hitaṃ brūyāt śṛṇvato 'numato mithaḥ //
When asked, he should tell the king what is both good and pleasing, but not what is bad, though pleasing; if the king is pleased to listen, he may secretly tell what, though unpleasant, is good.
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