Kautilya's Arthashastra 9.7.6
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 9.7.6
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- Sanskrit
9.7.6
yathā sāmantānām āmiṣabhūtaḥ sāmantavyasanajo lābhaḥ, śatruprārthito vā svabhāvādhigamyo lābhaḥ, paścāt kopena pārṣṇigrāheṇa vā vigṛhītaḥ purastāllābhaḥ, mitrocchedena saṃdhivyatikrameṇa vā maṇḍalaviruddho lābhaḥ ity āpadarthaḥ //
Wealth which, when obtained, increases the enemy's prosperity, or which, though obtained, is repayable to the enemy, or which causes loss of men and money, is dangerous wealth; for example, wealth which is enjoyed in common by neighbouring kings and which is acquired at their expense; or wealth which is asked for by an enemy; or wealth which is seized like one's own property; or wealth which is acquired in the front and which causes future troubles or provokes an enemy in the rear; or wealth which is obtained by destroying a friend or by breaking a treaty and which is therefore detested by the Circle of States--all these are the varieties of dangerous wealth.
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