Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.9.50
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.9.50
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- Sanskrit
7.9.50
kṣipram alpo lābhaś cirān mahān iti vā "kṣipram alpo lābhaḥ kāryadeśakālasaṃvādakaḥ śreyān" ity ācāryāḥ //
Which is better, an immediate small gain, or a distant large gain?
My teacher says that an immediate small gain is better, as it is useful to carry out immediate undertakings.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (6)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan 1500, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Arthaśāstravyākhyā Jayamaṅgalā — Sanskrit
- Nitinirṇīti — Yogghama, Sanskrit