Kautilya's Arthashastra 5.6.47
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 5.6.47
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5.6.47
mukhyair avagṛhītaṃ vā rājānaṃ tatpriyāśritaḥ /
itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ bodhayed arthaśāstravit //
Even if the king is held by the chiefs under their influence, the minister may, through the medium of the king's favourites, teach him the principles of polity with illustrations, taken from the Itihása and Purána.
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