Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.18.34
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.18.34
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- Sanskrit
7.18.34
nopakuryād amitraṃ vā gacched yad atikarśitam /
tad ahīnam avṛddhaṃ ca sthāpayen mitram arthavit //
The conqueror should never help his friend when the latter is more and more deteriorating; a politician should so keep his friend that the latter neither deteriorates nor grows in power.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan 1500, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit