Arthashastra

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"व्यस्यत्य् एनं श्रेयस इति व्यसनम्" इति ॥

for example: "That which throws off (vyasyati) a king from his prosperous career is propensity (vyasana).

english translation

"vyasyaty enaM zreyasa iti vyasanam" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दृष्ट अन्तो दृष्ट अन्त युक्तो निदर्शनम् ॥

The mentioning of a fact to illustrate a statement, is illustration.

english translation

dRSTa anto dRSTa anta yukto nidarzanam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

"विगृहीतो हि ज्यायसा हस्तिना पाद युद्धम् इव अभ्युपैति" इति ॥

for example: "In war with a superior, the inferior will be reduced to the same condition as that of a foot-soldier fighting with an elephant."

english translation

"vigRhIto hi jyAyasA hastinA pAda yuddham iva abhyupaiti" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अभिप्लुत व्यपकर्षणम् अपवर्गः ॥

Removal of an undesired implication from a statement is exception.

english translation

abhipluta vyapakarSaNam apavargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

"नित्यम् आसन्नम् अरि बलं वासयेद् अन्यत्र अभ्यन्तर कोप शङ्कायाः" इति ॥

for example: "A king may allow his enemy's army to be present close to his territory, unless he suspects of the existence of any internal trouble."

english translation

"nityam Asannam ari balaM vAsayed anyatra abhyantara kopa zaGkAyAH" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript