Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.16

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 8.4.16

Language: Sanskrit

8.4.16

"prakṛtirājavivādayoḥ prakṛitivivādaḥ prakṛtīnāṃ bhedakaḥ parābhiyogān āvahati, rājavivādas tu prakṛtīnāṃ dviguṇabhaktavetanaparihārakaro bhavati" ity ācāryāḥ //

My teacher says that of the quarrels among the people and among kings, quarrel among the people brings about disunion and thereby enables an enemy to invade the country, whereas quarrel among kings is productive of double pay and wages and of remission of taxes to the people.
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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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