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Kautilya: Arthasastra 7.17.20

KAZ 7.17.20

जात्याद् अजात्यो हि लुप्तदायादसंतानत्वाद् आधातुं श्रेयान्, प्राज्ञाद् अप्राज्ञो मन्त्रशक्तिलोपात्, शूराद् अशूर उत्साहशक्तिलोपात्, कृतअस्त्राद् अकृतअस्त्रः प्रहर्तव्यसम्पल्लोपात्, एकपुत्राद् अनेकपुत्रो निरपेक्षत्वात् ॥

jātyād ajātyo hi lupta.dāyāda.saṃtānatvād ādhātuṃ śreyān, prājñād aprājño mantra.śakti.lopāt, śūrād aśūra utsāha.śakti.lopāt, kṛta.astrād akṛta.astraḥ prahartavya.sampal.lopāt, eka.putrād aneka.putro nirapekṣatvāt //

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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