Arthashastra
"पृथिव्या लाभे पालने च यावन्त्य् अर्थ शास्त्राणि पूर्व आचार्यैः प्रस्थापितानि प्रायशस् तानि संहृत्य एकम् इदम् अर्थ शास्त्रं कृतम्" इति ॥
“This Arthasástra or Science of Polity has been made as a compendium of all those Arthasástras which, as a guidance to kings in acquiring and maintaining the earth, have been written by ancient teachers.”
english translation
"pRthivyA lAbhe pAlane ca yAvanty artha zAstrANi pUrva AcAryaiH prasthApitAni prAyazas tAni saMhRtya ekam idam artha zAstraM kRtam" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript