Kautilya's Arthashastra 6.2.20
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 6.2.20
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.2.20
bhūmyekāntaraṃ prakṛtimitram, mātāpitṛsambaddhaṃ sahajam, dhanajīvitahetor āśritaṃ kṛtrimam //
He whose friendship is derived from father and grandfather, and who is situated close to the territory of the immediate enemy of the conqueror is a natural friend; while he whose friendship is courted for self-maintenance is an acquired friend.
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