[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Age of the Nandas and Mauryas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1952) › c11.s19.2 # Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.s19.2 Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.s19.2 - **Language:** English ### [c11.s19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1952.c11.s19.2) \*prajā sukhe sukhaṃ rājñaḥ prajānāṃ ca hite hitam I\* \*nātmapriyaṃ hitaṃ rājñaḥ prajānāṃ tu priyaṃ hitam II\* "The hapiness of the subjects is the happiness of the king; their well-being, his. The king's welfare lies not in his own pleasure, but in that of his subjects." - [Previous: c11.s19.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1952.c11.s19.1) - [Next: c11.s20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1952.c11.s20.1) - [Up: c11.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1952.c11.s19) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1952.c11.s19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1952.c11.s19.2) · Pramāṇa