Book 1 · Adhyay 8

"saha.adhyāyino amātyān kurvīta, dṛṣṭa.śauca.sāmarthyatvāt" iti bhāradvājaḥ | 1 |

"te hy asya viśvāsyā bhavanti" iti | 2 |

na-iti viśāla.akṣaḥ | 3 |

"saha.krīḍitatvāt paribhavanty enam | 4 |

ye hy asya guhya.sadharmāṇas tān amātyān kurvīta, samāna.śīla.vyasanatvāt | 5 |

te hy asya marmajña.bhayān na-aparādhyanti" iti | 6 |

"sādhāraṇa-eṣa doṣaḥ" iti pārāśarāḥ | 7 |

"teṣām api marmajña.bhayāt kṛta.akṛtāny anuvarteta | 8 |

ya-enam āpatsu prāṇa.ābādha.yuktāsv anugṛhṇīyus tān amātyān kurvīta, dṛṣṭa.anurāgatvāt" iti | 10 |

na-iti piśunaḥ | 11 |

"bhaktir eṣā na buddhi.guṇaḥ | 12 |

saṅkhyāta.artheṣu karmasu niyuktā ye yathā.ādiṣṭam arthaṃ saviśeṣaṃ vā kuryus tān amātyān kurvīta, dṛṣṭa.guṇatvāt" iti | 13 |

na-iti kauṇapadantaḥ | 14 |

"anyair amātya.guṇair ayuktā hy ete | 15 |

pitṛ.paitāmahān amātyān kurvīta, dṛṣṭa.avadānatvāt | 16 |

te hy enam apacarantam api na tyajanti, sagandhatvāt | 17 |

amānuṣeṣv api ca-etad dṛśyate | 18 |

gāvo hy asagandhaṃ go.gaṇam atikramya sagandheṣv eva-avatiṣṭhante" iti | 19 |

na-iti vātavyādhiḥ | 20 |

"te hy asya sarvam avagṛhya svāmivat pracaranti | 21 |

tasmān nītivido navān amātyān kurvīta | 22 |

navās tu yama.sthāne daṇḍa.dharaṃ manyamānā na-aparādhyanti" iti | 23 |

na-iti bāhu.dantī putraḥ | 24 |

"śāstravid adṛṣṭa.karmā karmasu viṣādaṃ gacchet | 25 |

tasmād abhijana.prajñā.śauca.śaurya.anurāga.yuktān amātyān kurvīta, guṇa.prādhānyāt" iti | 26 |

sarvam upapannam iti kauṭilyaḥ | 27 |

kārya.sāmarthyādd hi puruṣa.sāmarthyaṃ kalpyate | 28 | sāmarthyaś ca --