Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.7.31
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.7.31
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- Sanskrit
7.7.31
ādau budhyeta paṇitaḥ paṇamānaś ca kāraṇam //
tato vitarkyobhayato yataḥ śreyaś tato vrajet //E
The king who is sued for peace and also the king who offers peace should both consider the motive with which the proposal of peace is made, and adopt that course of action which on consideration seems to be productive of good results.
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
Linked texts (1)
- Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha — Sanskrit