Arthashastra

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ततः स दुष्ट प्रकृतिश् चातुरन्तो अप्य् अनात्मवान् । हन्यते वा प्रकृतिभिर् याति वा द्विषतां वशम् ॥

sanskrit

Hence a king of unrighteous character and of vicious habits will, though he is an emperor, fall a prey either to the fury of his own subjects or to that of his enemies.

english translation

tataH sa duSTa prakRtiz cAturanto apy anAtmavAn । hanyate vA prakRtibhir yAti vA dviSatAM vazam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/mandalayoni/1/17

ततः स दुष्ट प्रकृतिश् चातुरन्तो अप्य् अनात्मवान् । हन्यते वा प्रकृतिभिर् याति वा द्विषतां वशम् ॥

sanskrit

Hence a king of unrighteous character and of vicious habits will, though he is an emperor, fall a prey either to the fury of his own subjects or to that of his enemies.

english translation

tataH sa duSTa prakRtiz cAturanto apy anAtmavAn । hanyate vA prakRtibhir yAti vA dviSatAM vazam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript