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CĀŅAKYA-RĀJA-NĪTI
 

 
त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् ।

ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥ १५४ ॥
 
(c) क्रूर° Subh.
 
(d) निस्नेहान् CVB1, CVP, CVLd; निस्नेहं बान्धवं त्य° CNP I,
CPS; °म° [नि:°] CNPN.
 
154. CV 3.10, Cv 1.7, CR. 2.3, CN 29. Also CnT II 1.12,
CnT III 1.12, GnT VI 13, CPS 78.67.
 
Also in_MBh 1.115.36, 2.61.11 & 5.36.17, PS 1.105,
PN 2.83, PT 1.107, PTem 1.118, Pts 1.355 & 3.84, PRE 1.117,
HJ 1.159, HS 1.141, HM 1.148, HP 1.115, HN 1.116, HK 1.150,
HH 28.12 - 3, HC 38.12-3, Kathārņava (ZDMG_14.574),
VCjr 28.3, GP 1.109.2, Sts 21.4-5, MK 76, SRBh 153.32,
SP_1462, IS 2627. Also found in LN (P) 156, DhN(P) 205,
NKy (B) 180 (cf. 200 ).
 
(a) त्यजेत् कुलार्थे पुरुषं MBh; दोषं [ए] CNP I; देशं [ए] CR
(CRT as above); र्थे CRBh I.
 
(b) अर्थ CVB2.
 
(c)
 
जनस्यार्थे N in HP ( by mistake for जनपदस्यार्थे ) ; जनपद-
स्यार्थ IS (v.1.) Pts.
 
(d) स्वात्मार्थे CR (CRT as above), HK, HC, PT, PRE, SR
 
in VC;
 
ह्यात्मार्थे CVAh, SRBh; चात्मार्थे CNPh,
 
PS(fn.); सकलं [पृ°] CvP IV.
 
This is probably not an original Cāṇakya maxim, but
borrowed from MBh.
 
Compare also:
 
आपदर्थे धनं रक्षेद् दारान् रक्षेद् धनैरपि ।
आत्मानं सततं रक्षेद् दारैरपि धनैरपि ॥
 
Cv 1.6, Cv 1.6, CR 2.1, CN 27. Also found in MBh 5.36.18
 
and 1.160.27, Mn 7.213, GP 1.109.1, Pts
 
HJ 1.43, VCsr 12.1, VCjr 20.1, Sto 321.12-3, Vet
BhPr 198, SRBh 161.348, IS 958 and
(VirR 413.2-3, RRK 31.16-7, KK 142.12 sqq.
Also found in NM(T) 3.5.
 
1.356 and 3.86,
19.16, HDh 14,
 
some nibandha-s
and Dh 3.1978).