Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.1.5
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 8.1.5
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8.1.5
"svāmyamātyajanapadadurgakośadaṇḍamitra.vyasanānāṃ pūrvaṃ pūrvaṃ garīyaḥ" ity ācāryāḥ //
My teacher says that of the calamities, viz., the king in distress, the minister in distress, the people in distress, distress due to bad fortifications, financial distress, the army in distress, and an ally in distress,--that which is first mentioned is more serious than the one, coming later in the order of enumeration.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan 1500, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit