Arthashastra

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शास्त्रं विप्रतिपद्येत धर्मे न्यायेन केनचित् । न्यायस् तत्र प्रमाणं स्यात् तत्र पाठो हि नश्यति ॥

sanskrit

But whenever sacred law (sástra) is conflict with rational law (Dharmanyáya=kings' law), then reason shall be held authoritative; for there the original text (on which the sacred law has been based) is not available.

english translation

zAstraM vipratipadyeta dharme nyAyena kenacit । nyAyas tatra pramANaM syAt tatra pATho hi nazyati ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/dharmasthiyam/1/45

शास्त्रं विप्रतिपद्येत धर्मे न्यायेन केनचित् । न्यायस् तत्र प्रमाणं स्यात् तत्र पाठो हि नश्यति ॥

sanskrit

But whenever sacred law (sástra) is conflict with rational law (Dharmanyáya=kings' law), then reason shall be held authoritative; for there the original text (on which the sacred law has been based) is not available.

english translation

zAstraM vipratipadyeta dharme nyAyena kenacit । nyAyas tatra pramANaM syAt tatra pATho hi nazyati ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript