Arthashastra

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नित्यश् च विद्या वृद्ध सम्योगो विनय वृद्ध्य् अर्थम्, तन् मूलत्वाद् विनयस्य ॥

In view of maintaining efficient discipline, he shall ever and invariably keep company with aged professors of sciences in whom alone discipline has its firm root.

english translation

nityaz ca vidyA vRddha samyogo vinaya vRddhy artham, tan mUlatvAd vinayasya ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पूर्वम् अहर् भागं हस्त्य् अश्व रथ प्रहरण विद्यासु विनयं गच्छेत् ।

He shall spend the forenoon in receiving lessons in military arts concerning elephants, horses, chariots, and weapons.

english translation

pUrvam ahar bhAgaM hasty azva ratha praharaNa vidyAsu vinayaM gacchet ।

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पश्चिमम् इतिहास श्रवणे ॥

The afternoon in hearing the Itihasa.

english translation

pazcimam itihAsa zravaNe ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुराणम् इतिवृत्तम् आख्यायिक उदाहरणं धर्म शास्त्रम् अर्थ शास्त्रं च इति इतिहासः ॥

Purana, Itivritta (history), Akhyayika (tales), Udaharana (illustrative stories), Dharmasastra, and Arthasastra are (known by the name) Itihasa.

english translation

purANam itivRttam AkhyAyika udAharaNaM dharma zAstram artha zAstraM ca iti itihAsaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शेषम् अहोरात्र भागम् अपूर्व ग्रहणं गृहीत परिचयं च कुर्यात्, अगृहीतानाम् आभीक्ष्ण्य श्रवणं च ॥

During the rest of the day and night, he shall not only receive new lessons and revise old lessons, but also hear over and again what has not been clearly understood.

english translation

zeSam ahorAtra bhAgam apUrva grahaNaM gRhIta paricayaM ca kuryAt, agRhItAnAm AbhIkSNya zravaNaM ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript