Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.9.22
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.9.22
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.9.22
vikṣiptasainyam avaśyasainyaṃ veti "vikṣiptaṃ sainyaṃ śakyaṃ pratisaṃhartuṃ vaśyatvād" ity ācāryāḥ //
Which is better, scattered troops, or an unsubmissive standing army?
My teacher says that scattered troops can be collected in time as they are of submissive nature.
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