Arthashastra

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कर्षक प्राये तु दुर्ग व्यसनम्, आयुधीय प्राये तु जन पदे जन पद व्यसनम् इति ॥

sanskrit

while in a country which consists purely of warlike people, troubles that may appear are due to the absence of (an expansive and cultivated) territory.

english translation

karSaka prAye tu durga vyasanam, AyudhIya prAye tu jana pade jana pada vyasanam iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/vyasanadhikarana/1/32

कर्षक प्राये तु दुर्ग व्यसनम्, आयुधीय प्राये तु जन पदे जन पद व्यसनम् इति ॥

sanskrit

while in a country which consists purely of warlike people, troubles that may appear are due to the absence of (an expansive and cultivated) territory.

english translation

karSaka prAye tu durga vyasanam, AyudhIya prAye tu jana pade jana pada vyasanam iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript