Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.17.5
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.17.5
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- Sanskrit
7.17.5
satyaṃ śapatho vā paratreha ca sthāvaraḥ saṃdhiḥ, ihārtha eva pratibhūḥ pratigraho vā balāpekṣaḥ //
No, says Kautilya, peace, dependent upon honesty or oath is immutable both in this and the next world. It is for this world only that a security or an hostage is required for strengthening the agreement.
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