Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.9.42
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.9.42
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.9.42
anyato vigṛhītaṃ yal laghuvyasanam eva vā /
saṃdhatte copakārāya tan mitraṃ vaśyam adhruvam //
that friend who, either when attacked or when in trouble, makes friendship for the security of his own existence is temporary and submissive friend;
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit