Kautilya's Arthashastra 9.2.25
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 9.2.25
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- Sanskrit
9.2.25
tasmād evaṃbalaḥ paraḥ, tasyaitat pratibalam iti balasamuddānaṃ kuryāt //
Hence one should recruit one’s army, reflecting that "such is the army of my enemy; and this is my army to oppose it."
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