Book 7 · Adhyay 9

saṃhita.prayāṇe mitra.hiraṇya.bhūmi.lābhānām uttara.uttaro lābhaḥ śreyān | 1 |

mitra.hiraṇye hi bhūmi.lābhād bhavataḥ, mitraṃ hiraṇya.lābhāt | 2 |

yo vā lābhaḥ siddhaḥ śeṣayor anyataraṃ sādhayati | 3 |

"tvaṃ ca-ahaṃ ca mitraṃ labhāvahe" ity evaṃ.ādidh sama.sandhiḥ | 4 |

"tvaṃ mitram" ity evaṃ.ādir viṣama.sandhiḥ | 5 |

tayor viśeṣa.lābhād atisandhiḥ | 6 |

sama.sandhau tu yaḥ sampannaṃ mitraṃ mitra.kṛcchre vā mitram avāpnoti so 'tisandhatte | 7 |

āpadd hi sauhṛda.sthairyam utpādayati | 8 |

mitra.kṛcchre 'pi nityam avaśyam anityaṃ vaśyaṃ vā-iti "nityam avaśyaṃ śreyaḥ, tadd hi anupakurvad api na-apakaroti" ity ācāryāḥ | 9 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 10 |

vaśyam anityaṃ śreyaḥ | 11 |

yāvad upakaroti tāvan mitraṃ bhavati, upakāra.lakṣaṇaṃ mitram iti | 12 |

vaśyayor api mahā.bhogam anityam alpa.bhogaṃ vā nityam iti "mahā.bhogam anityaṃ śreyaḥ, mahā.bhogam anityam alpa.kālena mahad.upakurvan mahānti vyaya.sthānāni pratikaroti" ity ācāryāḥ | 13 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 14 |

nityam alpa.bhogaṃ śreyaḥ | 15 |

mahā.bhogam anityam upakāra.bhayād apakrāmati, upakṛtya vā pratyādātum īhate | 16 |

nityam alpa.bhogaṃ sātatyād alpam upakurvan mahatā kālena mahad upakaroti | 17 |

guru.samutthaṃ mahan mitraṃ laghu.samuttham alpaṃ vā-iti "guru.samutthaṃ mahan mitraṃ pratāpa.karaṃ bhavati, yadā ca-uttiṣṭhate tadā kāryaṃ sādhayati" ity ācāryāḥ | 18 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 19 |

laghu.samuttham alpaṃ śreyaḥ | 20 |

lagu.samuttham alpaṃ mitraṃ kārya.kālaṃ na-atipātayati daurbalyāc ca yathā.iṣṭa.bhogyaṃ bhavati, na-itarat prakṛṣṭa.bhaumam | 21 |

vikṣipta.sainyam avaśya.sainyaṃ vā-iti "vikṣiptaṃ sainyaṃ śakyaṃ pratisaṃhartuṃ vaśyatvād" ity ācāryāḥ | 22 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 23 |

avaśya.sainyaṃ śreyaḥ | 24 |

avaśyaṃ hi śakyaṃ sāma.ādibhir vaśyaṃ kartum, na-itarat kārya.vyāsaktaṃ pratisaṃhartum | 25 |

puruṣa.bhogaṃ hiraṇya.bhogaṃ vā mitram iti "puruṣa.bhogaṃ mitraṃ śreyaḥ, pruṣa.bhogaṃ mitraṃ pratāpa.karaṃ bhavati, yadā ca-uttiṣṭhate tadā kāryaṃ sādhayati" ity ācāryāḥ | 26 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 27 |

hiraṇya.bhogaṃ mitraṃ śreyaḥ | 28 |

nityo hi hiraṇyena yogaḥ kadācid daṇḍena | 29 |

daṇḍaś ca hiraṇyena-anye ca kāmāḥ prāpyanta iti | 30 |

hiraṇya.bhogaṃ bhūmi.bhogaṃ vā mitram iti "hiraṇya.bhogaṃ gatimattvāt sarva.vyaya.pratīkāra.karam" ity ācāryāḥ | 31 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 32 |

mitra.hiraṇye hi bhūmi.lābhād bhavata ity uktaṃ purastād | 33 |

tasmād bhūmi.bhogaṃ mitraṃ śreya iti | 34 |

tulye puruṣa.bhoge vikramaḥ kleśa.sahatvam anurāgaḥ sarva.bala.lābho vā mitra.kulād viśeṣaḥ | 35 |

tulye hiraṇya.bhoge prārthita.arthatā prābhūtyam alpa.prayasatā sātatyaṃ ca viśeṣaḥ | 36 |

tatra-etad bhavati | 37 |

kṣipram alpo lābhaś cirān mahān iti vā "kṣipram alpo lābhaḥ kārya.deśa.kāla.saṃvādakaḥ śreyān" ity ācāryāḥ | 50 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 51 |

cirād avinipātī bīja.sadharmā mahāml lābhaḥ śreyān, viparyaye pūrvaḥ | 52 |