Arthashastra

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कृत्य अकृत्य पक्ष उपग्रहः स्व विषये व्याख्यातः पर विषये वाच्यः ॥

PROTECTION of parties for or against one's own cause in one's own state has been dealt with. Similar measures in connection with parties in a foreign state are to be treated of.

english translation

kRtya akRtya pakSa upagrahaH sva viSaye vyAkhyAtaH para viSaye vAcyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

संश्रुत्य अर्थान् विप्रलब्धः तुल्य कारिणोः शिल्पे वा उपकारे वा विमानितः वल्लभ अवरुद्धः समाहूय पराजितः प्रवास उपतप्तः कृत्वा व्ययम् अलब्ध कार्यः स्वधर्माद् दायाद्याद् वा उपरुद्धः मान अधिकाराभ्यां भ्रष्टः कुल्यैर् अन्तर्हितः प्रसभ अभिमृष्ट स्त्रीकः कार अभिन्यस्तः पर उक्त दण्डितः मिथ्या आचार वारितः सर्व-स्वम् आहारितः बन्धन परिक्लिष्टः प्रवासित बन्धुः इति क्रुद्ध वर्गः ॥

Those who are deluded with false promise of large rewards; those of whom one party, though equally skillful as another party in artistic work or in turning out productive or beneficial works, is slighted by bestowing larger rewards on its rival party; those who are harassed by courtiers (Vallabhá-varuddháh); those who are invited to be slighted; those who are harassed by banishment; those who in spite of their large outlay of money have failed in their undertakings; those who are prevented from the exercise of their rights or from taking possession of their inheritance; those who have fallen from their rank and honours in government service; those who are shoved to the corner by their own kinsmen; those whose women are violently assaulted; those who are thrown in jail; those who are punished in secret; those who are warned of their misdeeds; those whose property has been wholly confiscated; those who have long suffered from imprisonment; those whose relatives are banished---all these come under the group of provoked persons.

english translation

saMzrutya arthAn vipralabdhaH tulya kAriNoH zilpe vA upakAre vA vimAnitaH vallabha avaruddhaH samAhUya parAjitaH pravAsa upataptaH kRtvA vyayam alabdha kAryaH svadharmAd dAyAdyAd vA uparuddhaH mAna adhikArAbhyAM bhraSTaH kulyair antarhitaH prasabha abhimRSTa strIkaH kAra abhinyastaH para ukta daNDitaH mithyA AcAra vAritaH sarva-svam AhAritaH bandhana parikliSTaH pravAsita bandhuH iti kruddha vargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्वयम् उपहतः, विप्रकृतः, पाप कर्म अभिख्यातः, तुल्य दोष दण्डेन उद्विग्नः, पर्यात्त भूमिः, दण्डेन उपनतः, सर्व अधिकरणस्थः, सहसा उपचित अर्थः, तत् कुलीन उपाशंसुः, प्रद्विष्टो राज्ञा, राज द्वेषी च इति भीत वर्गः ॥

He who has fallen a victim to misfortune by his own misdeeds; he who is offended (by the king); he whose sinful deeds are brought to light; he who is alarmed at the award of punishment on a man of like guilt; he whose lands have been confiscated; he whose rebellious spirit is put down by coercive measures; he who, as a superintendent of all government departments, has suddenly amassed a large amount of wealth; he who, as a relative of such a rich man aspires to inherit his wealth; he who is disliked by the king; and he who hates the king,--all these come under the group of persons alarmed.

english translation

svayam upahataH, viprakRtaH, pApa karma abhikhyAtaH, tulya doSa daNDena udvignaH, paryAtta bhUmiH, daNDena upanataH, sarva adhikaraNasthaH, sahasA upacita arthaH, tat kulIna upAzaMsuH, pradviSTo rAjJA, rAja dveSI ca iti bhIta vargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

परिक्षीणः, अन्य आत्त स्वः, कदर्यः, व्यसनी, अत्याहित व्यवहारश् च इति लुब्ध वर्गः ॥

He who is impoverished; he who has lost much wealth; he who is niggardly; he who is addicted to evil propensities; and he who is engaged in dangerous transactions,---all these constitute the group of ambitious persons.

english translation

parikSINaH, anya Atta svaH, kadaryaH, vyasanI, atyAhita vyavahAraz ca iti lubdha vargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आत्म सम्भावितः, मान कामः, शत्रु पूजा अमर्षितः, नीचैर् उपहितः, तीक्ष्णः, साहसिकः, भोगेन असंतुष्टः इति मानि वर्गः ॥

He who is self-sufficient; he who is fond of honours; he who is intolerant of his rival's honour; he who is esteemed low; he who is of a fiery spirit; he who is foolhardy as well as he who is not content with what he has been enjoying,--all these come under the group of haughty persons.

english translation

Atma sambhAvitaH, mAna kAmaH, zatru pUjA amarSitaH, nIcair upahitaH, tIkSNaH, sAhasikaH, bhogena asaMtuSTaH iti mAni vargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript