Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.24
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 8.4.24
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- Sanskrit
8.4.24
"subhagākumārayoḥ kumāraḥ svayaṃ vallabhaiś ca svayaṃgrāhapraṇayapaṇyāgārakāryopagrahaiḥ pīḍayati, subhagā vilāsopabhogena" ity ācāryāḥ //
My teacher says that of a favourite wife and a prince, the prince causes oppression by showing indulgence to his followers, by seizing and begging, and by obstructing the work in manufactories whereas the favourite wife is addicted to her amorous sports.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit