Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.9.45
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.9.45
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.9.45
vijigīṣor amitraṃ yan mitram antardhitāṃ gatam /
upakāre 'niviṣṭaṃ vāśaktaṃ vānupakāri tat //
that friend who is inimical to the conqueror or who is equally friendly to the conquerors enemy is a harmful friend, whether he is giving help or is capable of helping;
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