Kautilya's Arthashastra 9.2.15
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 9.2.15
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.2.15
nityānantaraṃ kṣiprotthāyi vaśyaṃ va bhṛtabalaṃ śreṇībalāt śreyaḥ //
That kind of hired army which is ever near, ready to rise quickly, and obedient, is better than a corporation of soldiers.
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