Kautilya's Arthashastra 6.2.11
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 6.2.11
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.2.11
tasmin yogakṣemaniṣpattir nayaḥ, vipattir apanayaḥ //
What is anticipated is human; and the attainment of a desired end as anticipated is (due to policy).
What produces unfavourable results is impolicy. This can be foreseen; but misfortune due to providence cannot be known.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit