Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.34

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 8.4.34

Language: Sanskrit

8.4.34

"antapālavaidehakayor antapālaś coraprasargadeyātyādānābhyāṃ vaṇikpathaṃ pīḍayati, vaidehakās tu paṇya..pratipaṇyānugrahaiḥ prasādhayanti" ity ācāryāḥ //

My teacher says that of the superintendent of the boundary and a trader, the superintendent of the boundary destroys traffic by allowing thieves and taking taxes more than he ought to, whereas a trader renders the country prosperous by a favourable barter of commercial articles.
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