Arthashastra
संपन्न अभावे अव्यसनिनं कुमारं राज कन्यां गर्भिणीं देवीं वा पुरस् कृत्य महा मात्रान् संनिपात्य ब्रूयात् "अयं वो निक्षेपः, पितरम् अस्य अवेक्षध्वं सत्त्व अभिजनम् आत्मनश् च, ध्वज मात्रो अयं भवन्त एव स्वामिनः, कथं वा क्रियताम्" इति ॥
In the absence of a prince of good character, he may place before himself a wicked prince, or a princess, or the pregnant queen, and tell the other ministers:--„This is your caste (kshepa); look to the father of this (boy) as well as to your own valour and descent; this (boy) is merely a flag; and yourselves are the lords; pray, how shall I act‟?"
english translation
saMpanna abhAve avyasaninaM kumAraM rAja kanyAM garbhiNIM devIM vA puras kRtya mahA mAtrAn saMnipAtya brUyAt "ayaM vo nikSepaH, pitaram asya avekSadhvaM sattva abhijanam Atmanaz ca, dhvaja mAtro ayaM bhavanta eva svAminaH, kathaM vA kriyatAm" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript1.
राज कर्मचारियों का कंटक पन
Concerning The Awards Of Punishments
2.
राज्यकोश बढ़ाने का उपाय
Replenishment Of The Treasury
3.
भृत्यों के भरण पोपण की विधि
Concerning Subsistence To Government Servants.
4.
मन्त्री आदि का राजा के प्रति व्यवहार
The Conduct Of A Courtie
5.
समय-सेवा
Time-Servin
राजा पर आने वाली विपत्ति और उनका प्रतिकार
Consolidation Of The Kingdom And Absolute Sovereignty
संपन्न अभावे अव्यसनिनं कुमारं राज कन्यां गर्भिणीं देवीं वा पुरस् कृत्य महा मात्रान् संनिपात्य ब्रूयात् "अयं वो निक्षेपः, पितरम् अस्य अवेक्षध्वं सत्त्व अभिजनम् आत्मनश् च, ध्वज मात्रो अयं भवन्त एव स्वामिनः, कथं वा क्रियताम्" इति ॥
In the absence of a prince of good character, he may place before himself a wicked prince, or a princess, or the pregnant queen, and tell the other ministers:--„This is your caste (kshepa); look to the father of this (boy) as well as to your own valour and descent; this (boy) is merely a flag; and yourselves are the lords; pray, how shall I act‟?"
english translation
saMpanna abhAve avyasaninaM kumAraM rAja kanyAM garbhiNIM devIM vA puras kRtya mahA mAtrAn saMnipAtya brUyAt "ayaM vo nikSepaH, pitaram asya avekSadhvaM sattva abhijanam Atmanaz ca, dhvaja mAtro ayaM bhavanta eva svAminaH, kathaM vA kriyatAm" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript