Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/26

ते तद् अभिविख्याप्य दूष्यान् हन्युः ॥

sanskrit

the door-keepers shall put the ministers to death

english translation

te tad abhivikhyApya dUSyAn hanyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/27

तीक्ष्ण स्थाने च अन्ये वध्याः ॥

sanskrit

and in the place of the fiery spies, some others are to be hanged.

english translation

tIkSNa sthAne ca anye vadhyAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/28

बहिर् विहार गतो वा दूष्यान् आसन्न आवासान् पूजयेत् ॥

sanskrit

While engaged in sports outside the city, the king may honour his seditious ministers with accommodation close to his own.

english translation

bahir vihAra gato vA dUSyAn Asanna AvAsAn pUjayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/29

तेषां देवी व्यञ्जना वा दुःस्त्री रात्राव् आवासेषु गृह्येत इति समानं पूर्वेण ॥

sanskrit

A woman of bad character under the guise of the queen may be caught in the apartment of these ministers and steps may be taken against them as before.

english translation

teSAM devI vyaJjanA vA duHstrI rAtrAv AvAseSu gRhyeta iti samAnaM pUrveNa ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/30

दूष्य महा मात्रं वा "सूदो भक्ष कारो वा ते शोभनः" इति स्तवेन भक्ष्य भोज्यं याचेत, बहिर् वा क्वचिद् अध्व गतः पानीयम् ॥

sanskrit

A sauce-maker or a sweetmeat-maker may request of a seditious minister some sauce and sweetmeat by flattering him--"thou alone art worthy of such things."

english translation

dUSya mahA mAtraM vA "sUdo bhakSa kAro vA te zobhanaH" iti stavena bhakSya bhojyaM yAceta, bahir vA kvacid adhva gataH pAnIyam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/26

ते तद् अभिविख्याप्य दूष्यान् हन्युः ॥

sanskrit

the door-keepers shall put the ministers to death

english translation

te tad abhivikhyApya dUSyAn hanyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/27

तीक्ष्ण स्थाने च अन्ये वध्याः ॥

sanskrit

and in the place of the fiery spies, some others are to be hanged.

english translation

tIkSNa sthAne ca anye vadhyAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/28

बहिर् विहार गतो वा दूष्यान् आसन्न आवासान् पूजयेत् ॥

sanskrit

While engaged in sports outside the city, the king may honour his seditious ministers with accommodation close to his own.

english translation

bahir vihAra gato vA dUSyAn Asanna AvAsAn pUjayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/29

तेषां देवी व्यञ्जना वा दुःस्त्री रात्राव् आवासेषु गृह्येत इति समानं पूर्वेण ॥

sanskrit

A woman of bad character under the guise of the queen may be caught in the apartment of these ministers and steps may be taken against them as before.

english translation

teSAM devI vyaJjanA vA duHstrI rAtrAv AvAseSu gRhyeta iti samAnaM pUrveNa ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/yogavrtta/1/30

दूष्य महा मात्रं वा "सूदो भक्ष कारो वा ते शोभनः" इति स्तवेन भक्ष्य भोज्यं याचेत, बहिर् वा क्वचिद् अध्व गतः पानीयम् ॥

sanskrit

A sauce-maker or a sweetmeat-maker may request of a seditious minister some sauce and sweetmeat by flattering him--"thou alone art worthy of such things."

english translation

dUSya mahA mAtraM vA "sUdo bhakSa kAro vA te zobhanaH" iti stavena bhakSya bhojyaM yAceta, bahir vA kvacid adhva gataH pAnIyam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript