Arthashastra · Chapter 01.17

rakṣito rājā rājyaṃ rakṣaty āsannebhyaḥ parebhyaś ca, pūrvaṃ dārebhyaḥ putrebhyaś ca //

dāra.rakṣaṇaṃ niśānta.praṇidhau vakṣyāmaḥ //

"putra.rakṣaṇaṃ tu //

"janma.prabhṛti rāja.putrān rakṣet //

karkaṭaka.sadharmāṇo hi janaka.bhakṣā rāja.putrāḥ //

teṣām ajāta.snehe pitary upāṃśu.daṇḍaḥ śreyān" iti bhāradvājaḥ //

"nṛśaṃsam aduṣṭa.vadhaḥ kṣatra.bīja.vināśaś ca" iti viśāla.akṣaḥ //

"tasmād eka.sthāna.avarodhaḥ śreyān" iti //

ahi.bhayam etad" iti pārāśarāḥ //

"kumāro hi "vikrama.bhayān māṃ pitā^avaruṇaddhi" iti jñātvā tam eva^aṅke kuryāt //

tasmād anta.pāla.durge vāsaḥ śreyān" iti //

"aurabhraṃ bhayam etad" iti piśunaḥ //

"pratyāpatter hi tad eva kāraṇaṃ jñātvā^anta.pāla.sakhaḥ syāt //

tasmāt sva.viṣayād apakṛṣṭe sāmanta.durge vāsaḥ śreyān" iti //

"vatsa.sthānam etad" iti kauṇapadantaḥ //

"vatsena^iva hi dhenuṃ pitaram asya sāmanto duhyāt //

tasmān mātṛ.bandhuṣu vāsaḥ śreyān" iti //

"dhvaja.sthānam etad" iti vāta.vyādhiḥ //

"tena hi dhvajena^aditi.kauśikavad asya mātṛ.bāndhavā bhikṣeran //

tasmād grāmya sukheṣv enam avasṛjet //

sukha.uparuddhā hi putrāḥ pitaraṃ na^abhidruhyanti" iti //

jīvan.maraṇam etad iti kauṭilyaḥ //

kāṣṭham iva ghuṇa.jagdhaṃ rāja.kulam avinīta.putram abhiyukta.mātraṃ bhajyeta //

tasmād ṛtumatyāṃ mahiṣyām ṛtvijaś carum aindrābārhaspatyaṃ nirvapeyuḥ //

āpanna.sattvāyāḥ kaumāra.bhṛtyo garbha.bharmaṇi prasave ca viyateta //

prajātāyāḥ putra.saṃskāraṃ purohitaḥ kuryāt //

samarthaṃ tadvido vinayeyuḥ //

"sattriṇām ekaś ca^enaṃ mṛgayā.dyūta.madya.strībhiḥ pralobhayet "pitari vikramya rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa" iti //

tam anyaḥ sattrī pratiṣedhayet" ity āmbhīyāḥ //

mahā.doṣam abuddha.bodhanam it kauṭilyaḥ //

navaṃ hi dravyaṃ yena yena^artha.jātena^upadihyate tat tad ācūṣati //

evam ayaṃ nava.buddhir yad yad ucyate tat tat.śāstra.upadeśam iva^abhijānāti //

tasmād dharmyam arthyaṃ ca^asya^upadiśen na^adharmyam anarthyaṃ ca //

sattriṇas tv enaṃ "tava smaḥ" iti vadantaḥ pālayeyuḥ //

yauvana.utsekāt para.strīṣu manaḥ kurvāṇam āryā.vyañjanābhiḥ strībhir amedhyābhiḥ śūnya.āgāreṣu rātrāv udvejayeyuḥ //

madya.kāmaṃ yoga.pānena^udvejayeyuḥ //

dyūta.kāmaṃ kāpaṭikair udvejayeyuḥ //

mṛgayā.kāmaṃ pratirodhaka.vyañjanais trāsayeyuḥ //

pitari vikrama.buddhiṃ "tathā" ity anupraviśya bhedayeyuḥ - "aprārthanīyo rājā, vipanne ghātaḥ, sampanne naraka.pātaḥ, saṃkrośaḥ, prajābhir eka.loṣṭa.vadhaś ca" iti //

virāgaṃ vedayeyuḥ //

priyam eka.putraṃ badhnīyāt //

bahu.putraḥ pratyantam anya.viṣayaṃ vā preṣayed yatra garbhaḥ paṇyaṃ ḍimbo vā na bhavet //

ātma.sampannaṃ saināpatye yauvarājye vā sthāpayet //

buddhimān.āhārya.buddhir durbuddhir iti putra.viśeṣāḥ //

śiṣyamāṇo dharma.arthāv upalabhate ca^anutiṣṭhati ca buddhimān //

upalabhamāno na^anutiṣṭhaty āhārya.buddhiḥ //

apāya.nityo dharma.artha.dveṣī ca^iti durbuddhiḥ //

sa yady eka.putraḥ putra.utpattāv asya prayateta //

putrikā.putrān utpādayed vā //

vṛddhas tu vyādhito vā rājā mātṛ.bandhu.kulya.guṇavat.sāmantānām anyatamena kṣetre bījam utpādayet //

na ca^eka.putram avinītaṃ rājye sthāpayet //
KAZ01.17.52ab/ bahūnām eka.samrodhaḥ pitā putra.hito bhavet /
KAZ01.17.52cd/ anyatra^āpada aiśvaryaṃ jyeṣṭha.bhāgi tu pūjyate //
KAZ01.17.53ab/ kulasya vā bhaved rājyaṃ kula.saṃgho hi durjayaḥ /
KAZ01.17.53cd/ arāja.vyasana.ābādhaḥ śaśvad āvasati kṣitim //E
(ṭhe conduct of a prince in disfavour)
(Behaviour towards a prince in disfavour)