Kautilya's Arthashastra 6.1.16
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 6.1.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.1.16
sampādayaty asampannāḥ prakṛtīr ātmavān nṛpaḥ /
vivṛddhāś cānuraktāś ca prakṛtīr hanty anātmavān //
A wise king can make even the poor and miserable elements of his sovereignty happy and prosperous; but a wicked king will surely destroy the most prosperous and loyal elements of his kingdom.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (6)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Arthaśāstravyākhyā Jayamaṅgalā — Sanskrit
- Nitinirṇīti — Yogghama, Sanskrit