Arthashastra

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षाड्गुण्यस्य प्रकृति मण्डलं योनिः ॥

THE Circle of States is the source of the six-fold policy.

english translation

SADguNyasya prakRti maNDalaM yoniH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

"संधि विग्रह आसन यान संश्रय द्वैधी भावाः षाड्गुण्यम्" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

My teacher says that peace (sandhi), war (vigraha) observance of neutrality (ásana), marching (yána), alliance (samsraya), and making peace with one and waging war with another are the six forms of state-policy.

english translation

"saMdhi vigraha Asana yAna saMzraya dvaidhI bhAvAH SADguNyam" ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

"द्वैगुण्यम्" इति वात व्याधिः ॥

But Vátavyádhi holds that there are only two forms of policy.

english translation

"dvaiguNyam" iti vAta vyAdhiH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

"संधि विग्रहाभ्यां हि षाड्गुण्यं सम्पद्यते" इति ॥

peace and war, inasmuch as the six forms result from these two primary forms of policy.

english translation

"saMdhi vigrahAbhyAM hi SADguNyaM sampadyate" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

षाड्गुण्यम् एव एतद् अवस्था भेदाद् इति कौटिल्यः ॥

While Kautilya holds that as their respective conditions differ, the forms of policy are six.

english translation

SADguNyam eva etad avasthA bhedAd iti kauTilyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript