Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.9.46
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.9.46
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.9.46
priyaṃ parasya vā rakṣyaṃ pūjyaṃ sambaddham eva vā /
anugṛhṇāti yan mitraṃ śatrusādhāraṇaṃ hi tat //
whoever helps the enemy's friend, protege, or any vulnerable person or a relation of the enemy is a friend common to (both) the enemy (and the conqueror);
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