Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1956
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1956
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2) Kaṇika’s Kūṭanīti. Once Dhṛtarāṣṭra asked Kaṇika how to conquer one’s enemies by using the four methods of Sāma, Dāna, Bheda and Daṇḍa. Kaṇika replied : “Threaten the timid ones. Give respect to the brave and kill them by trickery. Give gifts to the greedy ones. If any one becomes your enemy kill him even if it be your father, preceptor, son, brother or friend. Never speak insulting words about others even when you are extremely angry. Never believe the faithful and unfaithful alike.”