[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Mauryan Polity](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932) › c8.s3.7 # The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.7 The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.7 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.7) ² alpakōśo hi rājā paurajānpadāneva grasate| —Bk. II.1. kṣiṇāḥ prakṛtayo lobham lubdhā yānti vīrāgatām| viraktā yāntyamitram vā bhartāram ghnanti vīrāgatām| - [Previous: c8.s3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.6) - [Next: c8.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.8) - [Up: c8.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.2.1) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.7) · Pramāṇa