Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/6

यदा वा पश्येत् "उत्साह युक्ता मे प्रकृतयः संहता विवृद्धाः स्व कर्माण्य् अव्याहताश् चरिष्यन्ति परस्य वा कर्माण्य् उपहनिष्यन्ति" इति तदा विगृह्य आसीत ॥

sanskrit

When a king is convinced that his own subjects are brave, united, prosperous, and able not only to carry on their own works without interference, but also to harass his enemy's works, then he may keep quiet after proclaiming war.

english translation

yadA vA pazyet "utsAha yuktA me prakRtayaH saMhatA vivRddhAH sva karmANy avyAhatAz cariSyanti parasya vA karmANy upahaniSyanti" iti tadA vigRhya AsIta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/7

यदा वा पश्येत् "परस्य अपचरिताः क्षीणा लुब्धाः स्व चक्र स्तेन अटवी व्यथिता वा प्रकृतयः स्वयम् उपजापेन वा माम् एष्यन्ति, सम्पन्ना मे वार्त्ता, विपन्ना परस्य, तस्य प्रकृतयो दुर्भिक्ष उपहता माम् एष्यन्ति॑ विपन्ना मे वार्त्ता, सम्पन्ना परस्य, ॥ तं मे प्रकृतयो न गमिष्यन्ति, विगृह्य च अस्य धान्य पशु हिरण्यान्य् आहरिष्यामि, स्व पण्य उपघातीनि वा पर पण्यानि निवर्तयिष्यामि, ॥ पर वणिक् पथाद् वा सरवन्ति माम् एष्यन्ति विगृहीते, न इतरम्, दूष्य अमित्र अटवी निग्रहं वा विगृहीतो न करिष्यति, तैर् एव वा विग्रहं प्राप्स्यति, ॥ मित्रं मे मित्र भाव्य् अभिप्रयातो बह्व् अल्प कालं तनु क्षय व्ययम् अर्थं प्राप्स्यति, गुणवतीम् आदेयां वा भूमिम्, ॥ सर्व संदोहेन वा माम् अनादृत्य प्रयातु कामः कथं न यायाद्" इति पर वृद्धि प्रतिघात अर्थं प्रताप अर्थं च विगृह्य आसीत ॥

sanskrit

When a king finds that as his enemy's subjects are ill-treated, impoverished and greedy and are ever being oppressed by the inroads of the army, thieves, and wild tribes, they can be made through intrigue to join his side; or that his own agriculture and commerce are flourishing while those of his enemy are waning; or that as the subjects of his enemy are suffering from famine, they will immigrate into his own territory; or that, though his own returns of agriculture and commerce are falling and those of his enemy increasing, his own subjects will never desert him in favour of his enemy; or that by proclaiming war, he can carry off, by force, the grains, cattle and gold of his enemy; or that he can prevent the import of his enemy's merchandise, which was destructive of his own commerce; or that valuable merchandise would come to his own territory, leaving that of his enemy; or that war being proclaimed, his enemy would be unable to put down traitors, enemies, and wild tribes and other rebels, and would be involved in war with them; or that his own friend would in a very short time accumulate wealth without much loss and would not fail to follow him in his march, since no friend would neglect the opportunity of acquiring a fertile land and a prosperous friend like himself,--then in view of inflicting injuries on his enemy and of exhibiting his own power, he may keep quiet after proclaiming war.

english translation

yadA vA pazyet "parasya apacaritAH kSINA lubdhAH sva cakra stena aTavI vyathitA vA prakRtayaH svayam upajApena vA mAm eSyanti, sampannA me vArttA, vipannA parasya, tasya prakRtayo durbhikSa upahatA mAm eSyanti॑ vipannA me vArttA, sampannA parasya, ॥ taM me prakRtayo na gamiSyanti, vigRhya ca asya dhAnya pazu hiraNyAny AhariSyAmi, sva paNya upaghAtIni vA para paNyAni nivartayiSyAmi, ॥ para vaNik pathAd vA saravanti mAm eSyanti vigRhIte, na itaram, dUSya amitra aTavI nigrahaM vA vigRhIto na kariSyati, tair eva vA vigrahaM prApsyati, ॥ mitraM me mitra bhAvy abhiprayAto bahv alpa kAlaM tanu kSaya vyayam arthaM prApsyati, guNavatIm AdeyAM vA bhUmim, ॥ sarva saMdohena vA mAm anAdRtya prayAtu kAmaH kathaM na yAyAd" iti para vRddhi pratighAta arthaM pratApa arthaM ca vigRhya AsIta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/8

"तम् एव हि प्रत्यावृत्तो ग्रसते" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

sanskrit

But my teacher says that turning against such a king, his enemy may swallow him.

english translation

"tam eva hi pratyAvRtto grasate" ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/9

न इति कौटिल्यः ॥

sanskrit

„Not so,‟ says Kautilya,

english translation

na iti kauTilyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/10

कर्शन मात्रम् अस्य कुर्याद् अव्यसनिनः, पर वृद्ध्या तु वृद्धः समुच्छेदनम् ॥

sanskrit

„impoverishment of the enemy who is free from troubles is all that is aimed at (when a king keeps quiet after proclaiming war). As soon as such a king acquires sufficient strength, he will undertake to destroy the enemy.

english translation

karzana mAtram asya kuryAd avyasaninaH, para vRddhyA tu vRddhaH samucchedanam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/6

यदा वा पश्येत् "उत्साह युक्ता मे प्रकृतयः संहता विवृद्धाः स्व कर्माण्य् अव्याहताश् चरिष्यन्ति परस्य वा कर्माण्य् उपहनिष्यन्ति" इति तदा विगृह्य आसीत ॥

sanskrit

When a king is convinced that his own subjects are brave, united, prosperous, and able not only to carry on their own works without interference, but also to harass his enemy's works, then he may keep quiet after proclaiming war.

english translation

yadA vA pazyet "utsAha yuktA me prakRtayaH saMhatA vivRddhAH sva karmANy avyAhatAz cariSyanti parasya vA karmANy upahaniSyanti" iti tadA vigRhya AsIta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/7

यदा वा पश्येत् "परस्य अपचरिताः क्षीणा लुब्धाः स्व चक्र स्तेन अटवी व्यथिता वा प्रकृतयः स्वयम् उपजापेन वा माम् एष्यन्ति, सम्पन्ना मे वार्त्ता, विपन्ना परस्य, तस्य प्रकृतयो दुर्भिक्ष उपहता माम् एष्यन्ति॑ विपन्ना मे वार्त्ता, सम्पन्ना परस्य, ॥ तं मे प्रकृतयो न गमिष्यन्ति, विगृह्य च अस्य धान्य पशु हिरण्यान्य् आहरिष्यामि, स्व पण्य उपघातीनि वा पर पण्यानि निवर्तयिष्यामि, ॥ पर वणिक् पथाद् वा सरवन्ति माम् एष्यन्ति विगृहीते, न इतरम्, दूष्य अमित्र अटवी निग्रहं वा विगृहीतो न करिष्यति, तैर् एव वा विग्रहं प्राप्स्यति, ॥ मित्रं मे मित्र भाव्य् अभिप्रयातो बह्व् अल्प कालं तनु क्षय व्ययम् अर्थं प्राप्स्यति, गुणवतीम् आदेयां वा भूमिम्, ॥ सर्व संदोहेन वा माम् अनादृत्य प्रयातु कामः कथं न यायाद्" इति पर वृद्धि प्रतिघात अर्थं प्रताप अर्थं च विगृह्य आसीत ॥

sanskrit

When a king finds that as his enemy's subjects are ill-treated, impoverished and greedy and are ever being oppressed by the inroads of the army, thieves, and wild tribes, they can be made through intrigue to join his side; or that his own agriculture and commerce are flourishing while those of his enemy are waning; or that as the subjects of his enemy are suffering from famine, they will immigrate into his own territory; or that, though his own returns of agriculture and commerce are falling and those of his enemy increasing, his own subjects will never desert him in favour of his enemy; or that by proclaiming war, he can carry off, by force, the grains, cattle and gold of his enemy; or that he can prevent the import of his enemy's merchandise, which was destructive of his own commerce; or that valuable merchandise would come to his own territory, leaving that of his enemy; or that war being proclaimed, his enemy would be unable to put down traitors, enemies, and wild tribes and other rebels, and would be involved in war with them; or that his own friend would in a very short time accumulate wealth without much loss and would not fail to follow him in his march, since no friend would neglect the opportunity of acquiring a fertile land and a prosperous friend like himself,--then in view of inflicting injuries on his enemy and of exhibiting his own power, he may keep quiet after proclaiming war.

english translation

yadA vA pazyet "parasya apacaritAH kSINA lubdhAH sva cakra stena aTavI vyathitA vA prakRtayaH svayam upajApena vA mAm eSyanti, sampannA me vArttA, vipannA parasya, tasya prakRtayo durbhikSa upahatA mAm eSyanti॑ vipannA me vArttA, sampannA parasya, ॥ taM me prakRtayo na gamiSyanti, vigRhya ca asya dhAnya pazu hiraNyAny AhariSyAmi, sva paNya upaghAtIni vA para paNyAni nivartayiSyAmi, ॥ para vaNik pathAd vA saravanti mAm eSyanti vigRhIte, na itaram, dUSya amitra aTavI nigrahaM vA vigRhIto na kariSyati, tair eva vA vigrahaM prApsyati, ॥ mitraM me mitra bhAvy abhiprayAto bahv alpa kAlaM tanu kSaya vyayam arthaM prApsyati, guNavatIm AdeyAM vA bhUmim, ॥ sarva saMdohena vA mAm anAdRtya prayAtu kAmaH kathaM na yAyAd" iti para vRddhi pratighAta arthaM pratApa arthaM ca vigRhya AsIta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/8

"तम् एव हि प्रत्यावृत्तो ग्रसते" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

sanskrit

But my teacher says that turning against such a king, his enemy may swallow him.

english translation

"tam eva hi pratyAvRtto grasate" ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/9

न इति कौटिल्यः ॥

sanskrit

„Not so,‟ says Kautilya,

english translation

na iti kauTilyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/4/10

कर्शन मात्रम् अस्य कुर्याद् अव्यसनिनः, पर वृद्ध्या तु वृद्धः समुच्छेदनम् ॥

sanskrit

„impoverishment of the enemy who is free from troubles is all that is aimed at (when a king keeps quiet after proclaiming war). As soon as such a king acquires sufficient strength, he will undertake to destroy the enemy.

english translation

karzana mAtram asya kuryAd avyasaninaH, para vRddhyA tu vRddhaH samucchedanam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript