Arthashastra

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बलं शक्तिः ॥

Strength is power.

english translation

सुखं सिद्धिः ॥

Happiness is perfection.

english translation

शक्तिस् त्रिविधा ज्ञान बलं मन्त्र शक्तिः, कोश दण्ड बलं प्रभु शक्तिः, विक्रम बलम् उत्साह शक्तिः ॥

There are three kinds of power: the power of knowledge, the power of mantras, the power of treasury, the power of punishment, the power of master, the power of prowess, and the power of enthusiasm.

english translation

zaktis trividhA jJAna balaM mantra zaktiH, koza daNDa balaM prabhu zaktiH, vikrama balam utsAha zaktiH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एवं सिद्धिस् त्रिविधा एव मन्त्र शक्ति साध्या मन्त्र सिद्धिः, प्रभु शक्ति साध्या प्रभु सिद्धिः, उत्साह शक्ति साध्या उत्साह सिद्धिः ॥

Thus there are three kinds of perfection: mantra shakti sadhya mantra siddhi, prabhu shakti sadhya prabhu siddhi, enthusiasm shakti sadhya enthusiasm siddhi.

english translation

evaM siddhis trividhA eva mantra zakti sAdhyA mantra siddhiH, prabhu zakti sAdhyA prabhu siddhiH, utsAha zakti sAdhyA utsAha siddhiH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ताभिर् अभ्युच्चितो ज्यायान् भवति, अपचितो हीनः, तुल्य शक्तिः समः ॥

They are the ones who are more powerful than the one who is not digested, the one who is not digested is the one who is equal in power.

english translation

tAbhir abhyuccito jyAyAn bhavati, apacito hInaH, tulya zaktiH samaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript