Arthashastra

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पुरुष भोगं हिरण्य भोगं वा मित्रम् इति "पुरुष भोगं मित्रं श्रेयः, प्रुष भोगं मित्रं प्रताप करं भवति, यदा च उत्तिष्ठते तदा कार्यं साधयति" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

sanskrit

Which is better, a friend of vast population, or a friend of immense gold? My teacher says that a friend of vast population is better inasmuch as such a friend will be of imposing power and can, when he rises up, accomplish any work undertaken.

english translation

puruSa bhogaM hiraNya bhogaM vA mitram iti "puruSa bhogaM mitraM zreyaH, pruSa bhogaM mitraM pratApa karaM bhavati, yadA ca uttiSThate tadA kAryaM sAdhayati" ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/9/26

पुरुष भोगं हिरण्य भोगं वा मित्रम् इति "पुरुष भोगं मित्रं श्रेयः, प्रुष भोगं मित्रं प्रताप करं भवति, यदा च उत्तिष्ठते तदा कार्यं साधयति" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

sanskrit

Which is better, a friend of vast population, or a friend of immense gold? My teacher says that a friend of vast population is better inasmuch as such a friend will be of imposing power and can, when he rises up, accomplish any work undertaken.

english translation

puruSa bhogaM hiraNya bhogaM vA mitram iti "puruSa bhogaM mitraM zreyaH, pruSa bhogaM mitraM pratApa karaM bhavati, yadA ca uttiSThate tadA kAryaM sAdhayati" ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript