Library·Kautilya: Arthasastra·1·1.14·1.14.9

Kautilya: Arthasastra 1.14.9

KAZ 1.14.9

"यथा श्वगणिनां धेनुः श्वभ्यो दुह्यते न ब्राह्मणेभ्यः, एवम् अयं राजा सत्त्वप्रज्ञावाक्यशक्तिहीनेभ्यो दुह्यते न^आत्मगुणसम्पन्नेभ्यः, असौ राजा पुरुषविशेषज्ञः, तत्र गम्यताम्" इति लुब्धवर्गंउपजापयेत् ॥

"yathā śva.gaṇināṃ dhenuḥ śvabhyo duhyate na brāhmaṇebhyaḥ, evam ayaṃ rājā sattva.prajñā.vākya.śakti.hīnebhyo duhyate na^ātma.guṇa.sampannebhyaḥ, asau rājā puruṣa.viśeṣajñaḥ, tatra gamyatām" iti lubdha.vargaṃ.upajāpayet //

Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

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