Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.3.26
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.3.26
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.3.26
mukhyastrībandhanaṃ kuryāt pūrvayoḥ paścime tv arim /
sādhayed gūḍham ity ete daṇḍopanatasaṃdhayaḥ //
In the first two forms of the peace, a woman of rank should be given as an hostage, and in the last, a secret attempt should be made to capture the enemy; these are the forms of peace concluded on the condition of supplying his army.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (5)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — Gaṇapatisāstrin, Sanskrit