Chanakya NitiSRI CHANAKYA NITI-SASTRATHE POLITICAL ETHICS OF CHANAKYA PANDITCHAPTER ONE1. Humbly bowing down b!o" #$ %lmig$#y Lo"d S"i &i'$nu( #$ Lo"d o! #$ #$" wo"ld'( I")i#m%*im'o! #$')in)o! +oli#i)%l #$i)',ni#i-'l)#d!"om#$.%"iou''%#"%',')"i+#u"'-.2. T$%# m%n w$o by #$ '#udy o! #$' m%*im' !"om #$ '%'#"%' %)/ui"' % 0nowldg o!#$ mo'# )lb"%#d +"in)i+l' o! du#y( %nd und"'#%nd' w$%# oug$# %nd w$%# oug$# no# #ob !ollowd( %nd w$%# i' good %nd w$%# i' b%d( i' mo'# *)lln#.3. T$"!o" wi#$ %n y #o #$ +ubli) good( I '$%ll '+%0 #$%# w$i)$( w$n und"'#ood( willl%d #o %n und"'#%nding o! #$ing' in #$i" +"o+" +"'+)#i..4. E.n % +%ndi# )om' #o g"i! by gi.ing in'#"u)#ion #o % !ooli'$ di')i+l( by m%in#%ining %wi)0d wi!( %nd by *)''i. !%mili%"i#y wi#$ #$ mi'"%bl.5. A wi)0d wi!( % !%l' !"ind( % '%u)y '".%n# %nd li.ing in % $ou' wi#$ % '"+n# in i# %"no#$ing bu# d%#$.6. On'$ould'%.$i'mony%g%in'# $%"d#im'( '%.$i'wi!%# #$'%)"i!i)o! $i'"i)$'( bu# in.%"i%bly on '$ould '%. $i' 'oul .n %# #$ '%)"i!i) o! $i' wi! %nd "i)$'.7. S%.you"w%l#$%g%in'# !u#u")%l%mi#y.Dono# '%y(12$%# !%"$%'%"i)$m%n( o!)%l%mi#y31 2$n "i)$' bgin #o !o"'%0 on .n #$ %))umul%#d '#o)0 dwindl' %w%y.8. Do no# in$%bi# % )oun#"y w$" you %" no# "'+)#d( )%nno# %"n you" li.li$ood( $%.no !"ind'( o" )%nno# %)/ui" 0nowldg.9. Do no# '#%y !o" % 'ingl d%y w$" #$" %" no# #$' !i. +"'on'4 % w%l#$y m%n( %b"%$min wll ."'d in &di) lo"( % 0ing( % "i." %nd % +$y'i)i%n.10. 2i' mn '$ould n." go in#o % )oun#"y w$" #$" %" no m%n' o! %"ningon5' li.li$ood( w$" #$ +o+l $%. no d"%d o! %nybody( $%. no 'n' o! '$%m(no in#llign)( o" % )$%"i#%bl di'+o'i#ion.11. T'# % '".%n# w$il in #$ di')$%"g o! $i' du#y( % "l%#i. in di!!i)ul#y( % !"ind in%d."'i#y( %nd % wi! in mi'!o"#un.12. H i' % #"u !"ind w$o do' no# !o"'%0 u' in #im o! nd( mi'!o"#un( !%min(o" w%"( in % 0ing5' )ou"#( o" %# #$ )"m%#o"ium ,'m%'%n%-.13. H w$ogi.' u+w$%#i'im+"i'$%bl!o"#$%# w$i)$ i'+"i'$%bl(lo''#$%#w$i)$ i' im+"i'$%bl6 %nd doub#l''ly lo'' #$%# w$i)$ i' +"i'$%bl %l'o.14. A wi' m%n '$ould m%""y % .i"gin o! % "'+)#%bl !%mily .n i! '$ i' d!o"md.H '$ould no# m%""y on o! % low-)l%'' !%mily( #$"oug$ b%u#y. 7%""i%g in % !%mily o!/u%l '#%#u' i' +"!"%bl.15. Do no# +u# you" #"u'# in "i."'( mn w$o )%""y w%+on'( b%'#' wi#$ )l%w' o"$o"n'( womn( %nd mmb"' o! % "oy%l !%mily.16. E.n !"om +oi'on *#"%)# n)#%"( w%'$ %nd #%0 b%)0 gold i! i# $%' !%lln in !il#$(")i. #$ $ig$'# 0nowldg ,K"'n% )on')iou'n''- !"om % low bo"n +"'on6 'o %l'o %gi"l +o''''ing.i"#uou'/u%li#i','#"i-"%#n%- .ni! '$w"bo"nin%di'"+u#%bl!%mily.17. 2omn $%. $ung" #wo-!old( '$yn'' !ou"-!old( d%"ing 'i*-!old( %nd lu'# ig$#-!old %' )om+%"d #o mn.CHAPTER TWO1. 8n#"u#$!uln''( "%'$n''( guil( '#u+idi#y( %.%"i)( un)l%nlin'' %nd )"ul#y %" %wom%n5' '.n n%#u"%l !l%w'.2. To $%. %bili#y !o" %#ing w$n di'$' %" "%dy %# $%nd( #o b "obu'# %nd .i"il in #$)om+%ny o! on5' "ligiou'ly wddd wi!( %nd #o $%. % mind !o" m%0ing )$%"i#y w$non i' +"o'+"ou' %" #$ !"ui#' o! no o"din%"y %u'#"i#i'.3. H w$o' 'on i' obdin# #o $im( w$o' wi!5' )ondu)# i' in %))o"d%n) wi#$ $i' wi'$'(%nd w$o i' )on#n# wi#$ $i' "i)$'( $%' $i' $%.n $" on %"#$.4. T$y %lon %" 'on' w$o %" d.o#d #o #$i" !%#$". H i' % !%#$" w$o 'u++o"#' $i''on'. H i' % !"ind in w$om w )%n )on!id( %nd '$ only i' % wi! in w$o' )om+%ny#$ $u'b%nd !l' )on#n#d %nd +%)!ul.5. A.oid $im w$o #%l0' 'w#ly b!o" you bu# #"i' #o "uin you b$ind you" b%)0( !o" $ i'li0 % +i#)$" o! +oi'on wi#$ mil0 on #o+.6. Dono# +u#you"#"u'# in%b%d)om+%nionno".n#"u'# %no"din%"y!"ind( !o"i! $'$ould g# %ng"y wi#$ you( $ m%y b"ing %ll you" ')"#' #o lig$#.7. Do no# ".%lw$%# you $%. #$oug$# u+on doing( bu# by wi' )oun'l0+ i# ')"#(bing d#"mind #o )%""y i# in#o *)u#ion.8. Fooli'$n'' i' indd +%in!ul( %nd ."ily 'o i' you#$( bu# mo" +%in!ul by !%" #$%n i#$" i'bing obligd in %no#$" +"'on5' $ou'.9. T$" do' no# *i'# % +%"l in ."y moun#%in( no" % +%"l in #$ $%d o! ."y l+$%n#6ni#$" %" #$ '%d$u' #o b !ound ."yw$"( no" '%nd%l#"' in ."y !o"'#.9No#4Only l+$%n#' in "oy%l +%l%)' %" 'n d)o"%#d wi#$ +%"l' ,+")iou' '#on'- on #$i"$%d':.10. 2i' mn '$ould %lw%y' b"ing u+ #$i" 'on' in .%"iou' mo"%l w%y'( !o" )$ild"nw$o $%. 0nowldg o! ni#i-'%'#"% %nd %" wll b$%.d b)om % glo"y #o #$i" !%mily.11. T$o' +%"n#' w$o do no# du)%# #$i" 'on' %" #$i" nmi'6 !o" %' i' % )"%n%mong 'w%n'( 'o %" igno"%n# 'on' in % +ubli) %''mbly.12. 7%ny % b%d $%bi# i' d.lo+d #$"oug$ o." indulgn)( %nd m%ny % good onby)$%'#i'mn#( #$"!o"b%# you" 'on%'wll %'you" +u+il6 n." indulg#$m.,1S+%" #$ "od %nd '+oil #$ )$ild.1-13. L# no# % 'ingl d%y +%'' wi#$ou# you" l%"ning % ."'( $%l! % ."'( o" % !ou"#$o! i#( o" .n on l##" o! i#6 no" wi#$ou# %##nding #o )$%"i#y( '#udy %nd o#$" +iou' %)#i.i#y.14. S+%"%#ion !"om #$ wi!( di'g"%) !"om on5' own +o+l( %n nmy '%.d inb%##l( '".i) #o % wi)0d 0ing( +o."#y( %nd % mi'm%n%gd %''mbly4 #$' 'i* 0ind' o!.il'( i! %!!li)#ing % +"'on( bu"n $im .n wi#$ou# !i".15. T"'on%"i."b%n0( %wom%nin%no#$" m%n5'$ou'( %nd0ing'wi#$ou#)oun'llo"' go wi#$ou# doub# #o 'wi!# d'#"u)#ion.16. A b"%$min5' '#"ng#$ i' in $i' l%"ning( % 0ing5' '#"ng#$ i' in $i' %"my( % .%i'$y%5''#"ng#$ i' in $i' w%l#$ %nd % '$ud"%5' '#"ng#$ i' in $i' %##i#ud o! '".i).17. T$ +"o'#i#u# $%' #o !o"'%0 % m%n w$o $%' no mony( #$ 'ub;)# % 0ing #$%#)%nno# d!nd $im( #$ bi"d' % #" #$%# b%"' no !"ui#( %nd #$ gu'#' % $ou' %!#" #$y$%. !ini'$d #$i" m%l'.18. od. T$Su+"mLo"d"'id'in#$$%"# o! Hi'd.o#'. T$o'o! %."%gin#llign),%l+%-budd$i o"0%ni'#%-%d$i0%"i- ' >od only in Hi' '"i-mu"#i( bu# #$o' o! b"o%d .i'ion ' #$ Su+"mLo"d ."yw$".CHAPTER FIVE1. Agni i' #$ wo"'$i+%bl +"'on !o" #$ #wi) bo"n6 #$ b"%$m%n% !o" #$ o#$" )%'#'6 #$$u'b%nd !o" #$ wi!6 %nd #$ gu'# w$o )om' !o" !ood %# #$ midd%y m%l !o" %ll.2. A' gold i' #'#d in !ou" w%y' by "ubbing( )u##ing( $%#ing %nd b%#ing -- 'o % m%n '$ouldb #'#d by #$' !ou" #$ing'4 $i' "nun)i%#ion( $i' )ondu)#( $i' /u%li#i' %nd $i' %)#ion'.3. A #$ing m%y b d"%dd %' long %' i# $%' no# o."#%0n you( bu# on) i# $%' )om u+onyou( #"y #o g# "id o! i# wi#$ou# $'i#%#ion.4. T$oug$ +"'on' b bo"n !"om #$ '%m womb %nd und" #$ '%m '#%"'( #$y do no#b)om %li0 in di'+o'i#ion %' #$ #$ou'%nd !"ui#' o! #$ b%d%"i #".5. H w$o' $%nd' %" )l%n do' no# li0 #o $old %n o!!i)6 $ w$o d'i"' no#$ing )%"'no# !o" bodily d)o"%#ion'6 $ w$o i' only +%"#i%lly du)%#d )%nno# '+%0 %g"%bly6 %nd$ w$o '+%0' ou# +l%inly )%nno# b % d)i.".6. T$ l%"nd %" n.id by #$ !ooli'$6 "i)$ mn by #$ +oo"6 )$%'# womn by%dul#"'''6 %nd b%u#i!ul l%di' by ugly on'.7. Indoln# %++li)%#ion "uin' '#udy6 mony i' lo'# w$n n#"u'#d #o o#$"'6 % !%"m" w$o'ow' $i' 'd '+%"'ly i' "uind6 %nd %n %"my i' lo'# !o" w%n# o! % )omm%nd".8. L%"ning i' "#%ind #$"oug$ +u##ing in#o +"%)#i)6 !%mily +"'#ig i' m%in#%ind #$"oug$good b$%.iou"6 % "'+)#%bl +"'on i' ")ogni'd by $i' *)lln# /u%li#i'6 %nd %ng"i' 'n in #$ y'.9. Rligion i' +"'".dby w%l#$6 0nowldg by dilign#+"%)#i)6 %0ing by )on)ili%#o"ywo"d'6 %nd % $om by % du#i!ul $ou'wi!.10. T$o' w$o bl%'+$m &di) wi'dom( w$o "idi)ul #$ li! '#yl ")ommndd in#$ '%#"%'( %nd w$o d"id mn o! +%)!ul #m+"%mn#( )om #o g"i! unn)''%"ily.11. C$%"i#y+u#'%ndnd#o+o."#y6 "ig$#ou')ondu)# #omi'"y6 di')"#ion#oigno"%n)6 %nd ')"u#iny #o !%".12. T$" i' no di'%' ,'o d'#"u)#i.- %' lu'#6 no nmy li0 in!%#u%#ion6 no !i" li0w"%#$6 %nd no $%++in'' li0 '+i"i#u%l 0nowldg.13. A m%ni'bo"n%lon%nddi'%lon6 %nd$*+"in)'#$good%ndb%d)on'/un)' o! $i' 0%"m% %lon6 %nd $ go' %lon #o $ll o" #$ Su+"m %bod.14. H%.n i' bu# % '#"%w #o $im w$o 0now' '+i"i#u%l li! ,K"'n% )on')iou'n''-6 'oi' li! #o % .%li%n# m%n6 % wom%n #o $im w$o $%' 'ubdud $i' 'n''6 %nd #$ uni."' #o$im w$o i' wi#$ou# %##%)$mn# !o" #$ wo"ld.15. L%"ning i' % !"ind on #$ ;ou"ny6 % wi! in #$ $ou'6 mdi)in in 'i)0n''6 %nd"ligiou' m"i# i' #$ only !"ind %!#" d%#$.16. R%in w$i)$ !%ll' u+on #$ '% i' u'l''6 'o i' !ood !o" on w$o i' '%#i%#d6 in.%in i' % gi!# !o" on w$o i' w%l#$y6 %nd % bu"ning l%m+ du"ing #$ d%y#im i' u'l''.17. T$" i' no w%#" li0 "%inw%#"6 no '#"ng#$ li0 on5' own6 no lig$# li0 #$%# o!#$ y'6 %nd no w%l#$ mo" d%" #$%n !ood g"%in.18. T$ +oo" wi'$ !o" w%l#$6 %nim%l' !o" #$ !%)ul#y o! '+)$6 mn wi'$ !o" $%.n6%nd godly +"'on' !o" lib"%#ion.19. T$ %"#$ i' 'u++o"#d by #$ +ow" o! #"u#$6 i# i' #$ +ow" o! #"u#$ #$%# m%0'#$ 'un'$in %nd #$ wind' blow6 indd %ll #$ing' "'# u+on #"u#$.20. T$ >odd'' o! w%l#$ i' un'#%dy ,)$%n)$%l%-( %nd 'o i' #$ li! b"%#$. T$du"%#iono! li!i'un)"#%in( %nd#$+l%)o! $%bi#%#ioni'un)"#%in6 bu# in%ll #$i'in)on'i'#n# wo"ld "ligiou' m"i# %lon i' immo.%bl.21. Amongmn#$b%"b"i')unning6 %mongbi"d'#$)"ow6 %mongb%'#'#$;%)0%l6 %nd %mong womn( #$ m%lin ,!low" gi"l-.22. T$'!i.%"you" !%#$"'6 $w$og%.youbi"#$( gi"dldyouwi#$'%)"d#$"%d( #%)$' you( +"o.id' you wi#$ !ood( %nd +"o#)#' you !"om !%"!ul 'i#u%#ion'.23. T$' !i. '$ould b )on'id"d %' mo#$"'6 #$ 0ing5' wi!( #$ +")+#o"5' wi!(#$ !"ind5' wi!( you" wi!5' mo#$"( %nd you" own mo#$".CHAPTER SIX1. i. you" w%l#$ only #o #$ wo"#$y %nd n." #o o#$"'. T$ w%#" o! #$'% ")i.d by #$ )loud' i' %lw%y' 'w#. T$ "%inw%#" nli.n' %ll li.ing bing' o! #$%"#$ bo#$ mo.%bl ,in')#'( %nim%l'( $um%n'( #).- %nd immo.%bl ,+l%n#'( #"'( #).-(%nd #$n "#u"n' #o #$ o)%n w$" i#' .%lu i' mul#i+lid % million !old.4. T$ wi' w$o di')"n #$ ''n) o! #$ing' $%. d)l%"d #$%# #$ y%.%n% ,m%# %#"-i' /u%l in b%'n'' #o % #$ou'%nd )$%nd%l%' ,#$ low'# )l%''-( %nd $n) % y%.%n% i'#$ b%''# o! mn6 indd #$" i' no on mo" b%'.5. A!#" $%.ing "ubbd oil on #$ body( %!#" n)oun#"ing #$ 'mo0 !"om % !un"%l +y"(%!#" '*u%l in#")ou"'( %nd %!#" bing '$%.d( on "m%in' % )$%nd%l% un#il $ b%#$'.6. 2%#" i' #$ mdi)in !o" indig'#ion6 i# i' in.igo"%#ing w$n #$ !ood #$%# i' %#n i' wlldig'#d6 i# i' li0 n)#%" w$n d"un0 in #$ middl o! % dinn"6 %nd i# i' li0 +oi'on w$n#%0n %# #$ nd o! % m%l.7. Knowldg i' lo'# wi#$ou# +u##ing i# in#o +"%)#i)6 % m%n i' lo'# du #o igno"%n)6 %n %"myi' lo'# wi#$ou# % )omm%nd"6 %nd % wom%n i' lo'# wi#$ou# % $u'b%nd.8. A m%n w$o n)oun#"' #$ !ollowing #$" i' un!o"#un%#6 #$ d%#$ o! $i' wi! in $i' old%g( #$ n#"u'#ing o! mony in#o #$ $%nd' o! "l%#i.'( %nd d+nding u+on o#$"' !o"!ood.9. C$%n#ing o! #$ &d%' wi#$ou# m%0ing "i#u%li'#i) '%)"i!i)' #o #$ Su+"m Lo"d #$"oug$#$ mdium o! Agni( %nd '%)"i!i)' no# !ollowd by boun#i!ul gi!#' %" !u#il. P"!)#ion )%nb %)$i.d only #$"oug$ d.o#ion ,#o #$ Su+"m Lo"d- !o" d.o#ion i' #$ b%'i' o! %ll'u))''.10. T$" i' no %u'#"i#y /u%l #o % b%l%n)d mind( %nd #$" i' no $%++in'' /u%l#o )on#n#mn#6 #$" i' no di'%' li0 )o.#ou'n''( %nd no .i"#u li0 m")y.11. Ang" i' % +"'oni!i)%#ion o! Y%m% ,#$ dmigod o! d%#$-6 #$i"'# i' li0 #$ $lli'$"i." &%i#%"%ni6 0nowldg i' li0 % 0%m%d$nu ,#$ )ow o! +ln#y-6 %nd )on#n#mn# i'li0 N%nd%n%.%n% ,#$ g%"dn o! Ind"%-.12. 7o"%l *)lln) i' %n o"n%mn# !o" +"'on%l b%u#y6 "ig$#ou' )ondu)#( !o" $ig$bi"#$6 'u))'' !o" l%"ning6 %nd +"o+" '+nding !o" w%l#$.13.