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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/1

शमः संधिः समाधिर् इत्य् एको अर्थः ॥

THE words sama (quiet), sandhi (agreement of peace), and samádhi (reconcilement), are synonymous.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/2

राज्ञां विश्वास उपगमः शमः संधिः समाधिर् इति ॥

That which is conducive to mutual faith among kings is termed sama, sandhi, or samádhi.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/3

"सत्यं शपथो वा चलः संधिः, प्रतिभूः प्रतिग्रहो वा स्थावरः" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

My teacher says that peace, depended upon honesty or oath, is mutable, while peace with a security or an hostage is immutable.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/4

न इति कौटिल्यः ॥

No, says Kautilya.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/5

सत्यं शपथो वा परत्र इह च स्थावरः संधिः, इह अर्थ एव प्रतिभूः प्रतिग्रहो वा बल अपेक्षः ॥

peace, dependent upon honesty or oath is immutable both in this and the next world. It is for this world only that a security or an hostage is required for strengthening the agreement.

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Chapter 17

Verses 6-10