Kautilya's Arthashastra 6.2.33
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 6.2.33
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- Sanskrit
6.2.33
śaktis trividhā - jñānabalaṃ mantraśaktiḥ, kośadaṇḍabalaṃ prabhuśaktiḥ, vikramabalam utsāhaśaktiḥ //
Strength is of three kinds: power of deliberation is intellectual strength; the possession of a prosperous treasury and a strong army is the strength of sovereignty; and martial power is physical strength.
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