Indian Antiquary Vol 38

SR No.: 032530
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 362
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 35 MB

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OCTOBER, 1909.)
THE ARTHASASTRA OF CHANAKYA.
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Such are the secret measures to get rid of seditious persons.
As to measures to get rid of seditions persons conspiring against both-the king and his kingdom:
When a seditious person is to be got rid of, another seditious person with an army of inefficient soldiers and fiery spies may be sent with the mission: "Go ont into this fort or country and raise an army or some revenue; deprive a courtier of his gold; bring by force the daughter of a courtier ; build fort; open a garden; construct a road for traffic ; set up a new villago; exploit a mine; form forest-preserves for timber or elephants; set ap a district or a boundary; and arrest and capture those who prevent your work or do not give you help." Similarly the other party may be instructed to curb the spirit of the above person. When a quarrel arises between the two parties at work, fiery spies under cover may throw their weapons and murder the seditious person; and others Are to be arrested and punished for the crimo.
When with reference to boundaries, feld-produce, and boundaries of houses, or with reference to any damage done to things, instruments, crops, and beasts of burden or on occasions of witnessing spectacles and processions, any dispute, real or caused by fiery spies, arises in seditious towns, villages, or families, fiery spies may burl weapons and say: “This is what is done to them who quarrel with this man"; and for this offence others may be punished.
When there arises a quarrel among seditions persons, fiery spies may set fire to their fields, harvest-grounds, and houses, hurl weapons on their relatives, friends and beasts of burder, and say that they did so at the instigation of the seditions ; and for this offence others may be punished.
Spies may induce seditions persons in forts or in country parts to be each other's guests at . dinner in which poisoners may administer poison ; and for this offence others may be punished.
A mendicant woman may delade a seditions chief of « district into the belief that the wifo, daughter, or dangbter-in-law of another seditious chief of another district loves the former. She may take the jewelry which the deladed chief gives her (for delivery to the wifo, daughter, &c.), and, presenting it before the other chief, narrate that this chief in the pride of his youth makes love to the other's wife, daughter, or daughter-in-law. When at night a dael arises between the two chiefs, &c., as before.
The prince or the oommander of the army may confer some benefit upon such inimical persons as have been cowed down by a seditious army, and may declare his displeasure against them afterwards. And then some other persons, who are equally cowed down by another seditious army of the king, may be sent against the former along with an army of inefficient soldiers and fiery spies. Thus all the measures to get rid of seditious persons are of the same type.
Whoever among the sons of the seditious persons thus put down shows no perturbance of mind shall receive his father's property. It is only thus that the whole of the country will loyally follow the sons and grandsons of the king, and will be free from all troubles caused by men.
Possossed of forbearance and apprehending no distarbance either in the present or future, the king may award punishments in secret both apon his own subjects and those who uphold the enemy's causo.
Is Sloka metro.