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Kautilya: Arthasastra 4.9.15

KAZ 4.9.15

देयं देशं न पृच्छति, अदेयं देशं पृच्छति, कार्यम् अदेशेन^अतिवाहयति, छलेन^अतिहरति, कालहरणेन श्रान्तम् अपवाहयति, मार्गआपन्नं वाक्यम् उत्क्रमयति, मतिसाहाय्यं साक्षिभ्यो ददाति, तारितअनुशिष्टं कार्यं पुनर् अपि गृह्णाति, उत्तमम् अस्मै साहसदण्डं कुर्यात् ॥

deyaṃ deśaṃ na pṛcchati, adeyaṃ deśaṃ pṛcchati, kāryam adeśena^ativāhayati, chalena^atiharati, kāla.haraṇena śrāntam apavāhayati, mārga.āpannaṃ vākyam utkramayati, mati.sāhāyyaṃ sākṣibhyo dadāti, tārita.anuśiṣṭaṃ kāryaṃ punar api gṛhṇāti, uttamam asmai sāhasa.daṇḍaṃ kuryāt //

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

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