Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.31
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 8.4.31
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8.4.31
"samnidhātṛsamāhartroḥ samnidhātā kṛtavidūṣaṇātyayābhyāṃ pīḍayati, samāhartā karaṇādhiṣṭhitaḥ pradiṣṭaphalopabhogī bhavati" ity ācāryāḥ //
My teacher says that of the chamberlain and the collector of revenue, the chamberlain causes oppression by spoiling works and by inflicting fines, whereas the collector of revenue makes use of the ascertained revenue in the department over which he presides.
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