Kautilya's Arthashastra 9.2.14
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 9.2.14
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.2.14
tadbhāvabhāvitvān nityasatkārānugamāc ca maulabalaṃ bhṛtabalāt śreyaḥ //
Hereditary army is better than hired army inasmuch as the former has its existence dependent on that of its master, and is constantly drilled.
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