Arthashastra

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सम्पन्ना नित्य अमित्रा मन्द गुणा वा भूमिर् अनित्य अमित्रा इति "सम्पन्ना नित्य अमित्रा श्रेयसी भूमिः सम्पन्ना हि कोश दण्डौ सम्पादयति, तौ च अमित्र प्रतिघातकौ इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

sanskrit

My teacher say that a rich land with a constant enemy is better, inasmuch as it yields much wealth to maintain a strong army, by which the enemy can be put down.

english translation

sampannA nitya amitrA manda guNA vA bhUmir anitya amitrA iti "sampannA nitya amitrA zreyasI bhUmiH sampannA hi koza daNDau sampAdayati, tau ca amitra pratighAtakau ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/10/12

सम्पन्ना नित्य अमित्रा मन्द गुणा वा भूमिर् अनित्य अमित्रा इति "सम्पन्ना नित्य अमित्रा श्रेयसी भूमिः सम्पन्ना हि कोश दण्डौ सम्पादयति, तौ च अमित्र प्रतिघातकौ इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

sanskrit

My teacher say that a rich land with a constant enemy is better, inasmuch as it yields much wealth to maintain a strong army, by which the enemy can be put down.

english translation

sampannA nitya amitrA manda guNA vA bhUmir anitya amitrA iti "sampannA nitya amitrA zreyasI bhUmiH sampannA hi koza daNDau sampAdayati, tau ca amitra pratighAtakau ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript