Arthashastra

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आत्मवांस् त्व् अल्प देशो अपि युक्तः प्रकृति सम्पदा । यज्ञः पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां जयत्य् एव न हीयते ॥

sanskrit

But a wise king, trained in politics, will, though he possesses a small territory, conquer the whole earth with the help of the best-fitted elements of his sovereignty, and will never be defeated.

english translation

AtmavAMs tv alpa dezo api yuktaH prakRti sampadA । yajJaH pRthivIM kRtsnAM jayaty eva na hIyate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/mandalayoni/1/18

आत्मवांस् त्व् अल्प देशो अपि युक्तः प्रकृति सम्पदा । यज्ञः पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां जयत्य् एव न हीयते ॥

sanskrit

But a wise king, trained in politics, will, though he possesses a small territory, conquer the whole earth with the help of the best-fitted elements of his sovereignty, and will never be defeated.

english translation

AtmavAMs tv alpa dezo api yuktaH prakRti sampadA । yajJaH pRthivIM kRtsnAM jayaty eva na hIyate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript