Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.10.8
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.10.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.10.8
durgāvāptir hi svabhūmirakṣaṇam amitrāṭavīpratiṣedhaṃ ca karoti //
The enemies being equally strong, he who acquires territory after beating a fortified enemy overreaches the other; for the capture of a fort is conducive to the protection of territory and to the destruction of wild tribes.
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