Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.7
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 8.4.7
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- Sanskrit
8.4.7
ekadeśapīḍano vyādhiḥ śakyapratīkāraś ca, sarvadeśapīḍanaṃ durbhikṣaṃ prāṇinām ajīvanāyeti //
No, says Kautilya, pestilence devastates only a part (of the country) and can be remedied, whereas famine causes troubles to the whole (of the country) and occasions dearth of livelihood to all creatures.
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