Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.18.41
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.18.41
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- Sanskrit
7.18.41
mitravyasanato vārir uttiṣṭhed yo 'navagrahaḥ /
mitreṇaiva bhavet sādhyaś chāditavyasanena saḥ //
amitravyasanān mitram utthitaṃ yad virajyati /
arivyasanasiddhyā tatśatruṇaiva prasidhyati //
When an enemy furiously rises against his own enemy (i.e., the conqueror's friend) under troubles, the former should be put down by the latter himself with troubles concealed.
When a friend keeps quiet after rising against an enemy under troubles, that friend will be subdued by the enemy himself after getting rid of his troubles.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan 1500, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit